10 Pents Elizabeth II IV Portrait, Crown Lion Issuer United Kingdom, United Kingdom, British overseas territories and crown dependencies Queen Elizabeth II, 1952-2022 Type Standard circulation coin Years 1998-2008 Value 10 Pents Currency Pound Sterling, Decimalized, 1971 Composition Copernical, 75% CU, 25% Nye Weight 6.5G Diameter 24.5mm Thickness 1.85mm Shape Round Technique Mild Orientation Metal alignment Averse Fourth Crown Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, Waring the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, Legend Around Script, Latin Lettering Elizabeth IIDG Reg FD 2004 IRB Unabridged Legend, Elizabeth II Day Grazia Regina Fidei Defensitrix Translation, Elizabeth II by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith Ingraver Ian Rankbrovley Reverse Part of the crest of England, a lion-passant guard at Wraily Crowned, Legend Above, Denomination Below Script, Latin Lettering Ten Pents Ten Ingraver, Christopher Ironside Edge Read it Mint Royal Mint, Lantersent, United Kingdom, 1968