File:Illustration of the 2001 issue UK penny obverse.jpg

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Description	Illustration of the 2001 issue UK penny obverse
Author or copyright owner	Numista
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces862.html Immediate source: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces862.html
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Penny (British decimal coin)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To illustrate the coin which is the subject of the article.
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Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	low resolution of a national coin for illustrative purposes
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