Lighthouse appearing on some coins with Britannia reverse

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I originally posted this in the topic about lighthouses where the (background) lighthouse could be compared with other lighthouses being illustrated.   Unfortunately it was not acceptable there, so it will have to appear here in isolation.

"Pharos" as depicted on a British penny of 1862.    Now the questions begin.   Which lighthouse is it?

The specification for the coin reads:-
Penny having for the obverse impression Our Effigy laureated, with the Inscription " Victoria. D. G. Britt: Reg : F. D.", and for the reverse impression the Figure of Britannia seated upon a rock in the Sea, her right hand resting upon a shield, and holding in her left the Trident, with a Ship and Pharos in the distance, and the inscription " One Penny " with the date of the year
so we know the name of the lighthouse from the details (above) which are from the Royal Proclamation.

You can read more about Pharos of Alexandria in Wikipedia, or could it be the Pharos of Fleetwood also in  Wikipedia?   Or, could there be any connection with the Faroe Islands, also in Wikipedia?

Bill.

[bagerap]

As far as I am aware, Pharos was used generically to mean lighthouse, long before the word lighthouse came into the English language.

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As far as I am aware, Pharos was used generically to mean lighthouse, long before the word lighthouse came into the English language.

That's a great reply.

I checked " Pharos " in an on-line dictionary and got:-

a lighthouse, often considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World, erected by Ptolemy II (308–246 bc ) in circa 280 bc on the island of Pharos, off the coast of Alexandria.
• (as noun a pharos) a lighthouse or beacon to guide sailors.

You may well have found the answer, as it does look a bit like a "typical" lighthouse.

Any other suggestions?

Bill.

[tonyclayton]

It is a bit like Eddystone, famously built around the time it first appears.

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It is a bit like Eddystone, famously built around the time it first appears.

I always understood it to be Eddystone, but can't recall the source.