The 1919 Penny reverse shows Britannia seated facing right, wearing a helmet and holding a trident. The other hand rests on a shield bearing the Cross of Saint George. The words 'ONE' and 'PENNY' are in the fields and the date 1919 is in the exergue below. The UK 1919 Penny obverse features the bare head of King George V facing left, with the legend: 'GEORGIVS V DEI GRA:BRITT:OMN:REX FID:DEF:IND:IMP:'. The penny is one of the great coins of the British coinage system. Despite the UK Penny been commonly used coin, UK pennys are unique, old pennies that are worth significantly more money than originally intended. Working out how much your old 1919 penny is worth can be difficult, but we have tried to help inform you as to whether your old 1919 penny is valuable.