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Sign in to saveA penny is a coin (: pennies) or a unit of currency (: pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. At present, it is the formal name of the British penny ( p) and the de facto name of the American one-cent coin ( ¢).
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17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Antiquity
- Frankish Empire
- England
- United Kingdom
- United States
- South Africa
- Criticism of continued use
- In popular culture
- List of pennies
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
A penny is a coin (: pennies) or a unit of currency (: pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. At present, it is the formal name of the British penny ( p) and the de facto name of the American one-cent coin ( ¢).
Penny is also the informal name of the cent unit of account in Canada, although the Canadian penny's production ended in 2012 and it was withdrawn from circulation in 2013.