The diameter of a US quarter is about 1.04 times the maximum diameter of a £1 coin.
Both rulers start at the same zero and share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its original proportions.
2.426 cm - Diameter; specified.
A US quarter is a coin worth twenty-five cents, commonly used in United States currency.
Standard copper-nickel clad US quarter: 24.26 mm diameter, 1.75 mm thickness and 5.67 g mass. Earlier silver quarters do not share this mass. The illustrated relief is representative; the circular rim is the measured span.
US Mint — circulating coin specifications2.343 cm - Specified maximum diameter; specified.
A £1 coin is a twelve-sided British coin used as standard currency in the United Kingdom.
Twelve-sided bimetallic UK pound introduced on 28 March 2017: 23.43 mm maximum point-to-point span, 2.80 mm published thickness and 8.75 g mass. The older round pound was 22.5 mm across, 3.15 mm thick and 9.50 g; its legal tender status ended on 15 October 2017. Specimen rim measurements are not official thickness tolerances.
Royal Mint — £1 coin specifications
There’s always another scale
Everyday thingsUS quarter2.426 cmA US quarter is a coin worth twenty-five cents, commonly used in United States currency.
Everyday things£1 coin2.343 cmA £1 coin is a twelve-sided British coin used as standard currency in the United Kingdom.
Living thingsHoneybee1.5 cmA honeybee is a social insect that lives in a colony and gathers nectar and pollen from flowers.
Everyday thingsUS dime1.791 cmA US dime is a ten-cent coin, the smallest denomination in US currency above the penny and nickel.
Everyday thingsUS nickel2.121 cmA US nickel is a five-cent coin made primarily of a copper-nickel alloy.Side by side
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
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