Cherry
A cherry is a sweet or tart fruit produced by trees of the genus Prunus, often eaten fresh or used in desserts.
Also known as: sweet cherry
How big is it?
2.5 cm · defined maximum fruit diameter
Also 0.9843 in
Defined maximum fruit diameter · defined specimen
Typical recorded range: 2 cm to 3 cm.
A little perspective
Cherry vs UK 10p coin: diameter comparison
The maximum fruit diameter of a cherry is about 1.02 times the diameter of a UK 10p coin.
A cherry is a sweet or tart fruit produced by trees of the genus Prunus, often eaten fresh or used in desserts.
A UK 10p coin is the ten-pence denomination of the decimal pound sterling circulation coinage.
Both rulers start at the same zero and share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its original proportions.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
Cherry
Defined maximum fruit diameter: 2.5 cm; defined specimen; range 2 cm–3 cm.
A defined sweet cherry 25 mm across and 8 g. Cultivar and ripeness vary; the stem is excluded from the measured fruit diameter.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked defined maximum fruit diameter is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
UK 10p coin
Specified diameter: 2.45 cm; specified.
Smaller UK 10p format introduced in September 1992: 24.5 mm diameter and 6.5 g mass. The 1.85 mm thickness is used here as a cupro-nickel reference, not a verified nickel-plated steel specification. The Mint lists 1.85 mm without separating materials; secondary references report 2.05 mm for steel, so steel thickness remains unresolved here. The material change in 2012 was separate from the 1992 size reduction; cupro-nickel coins remained legal tender during the replacement programme.
Royal Mint — 10p specifications and format history
The marked specified diameter is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Why this measurement?
Why we use 2.5 cm
We compare the maximum fruit diameter of a cherry. This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same. The recorded range is 2 cm to 3 cm.
A defined sweet cherry 25 mm across and 8 g. Cultivar and ripeness vary; the stem is excluded from the measured fruit diameter.
The marked horizontal span follows the measured feature, not the edges of the image. How calibrated comparisons work →
Recorded properties
Dimensions and measurements
| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 cm | 2 cm to 3 cm | defined specimen | |
| 8 g | 5 g to 12 g | defined specimen |
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Nearest lower valueEveryday objectsUK 10p coin2.45 cmSpecified diameterA UK 10p coin is the ten-pence denomination of the decimal pound sterling circulation coinage.
Around the same scaleEveryday objectsUS quarter2.426 cmDiameterA US quarter is a coin worth twenty-five cents, commonly used in United States currency.
Nearest higher valueEveryday objectsUK 2p coin2.59 cmSpecified diameterA UK 2p coin is the two-pence denomination of the decimal pound sterling circulation coinage.Sources and method
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