- Produced by The Royal Mint.
- Struck in bronze.
- 1937 was the first year in which the 'Wren', version of the Farthing coin was released, marking the start of the reign for King George VI, after officially ascending to the throne on 11th December 1936.
- The 'Wren', design on the 1937 Farthing coin replaced the fourth version of the 'Britannia', design, which was used on the reverse of Farthing coins since 1895.
- The reverse of the coin features the design of the Wren bird, facing left, a design created by Harold Wilson Parker.
- The inscription for the denomination of 'FARTHING', the name given to the ¼ Penny coin, is shown below the depiction of the Wren bird on the reverse of the coin.
- The year '1937', is shown around the reverse of the coin, above the depiction of the Wren bird.
- The initials, 'HWP', of the artist Harold Wilson Parker who created the Wren bird design, are displayed in a monogram form on the reverse of the coin.
- Designed by Thomas Humphrey Paget OBE, the obverse of the coin features the first uncrowned portrait of King George VI, after officially ascending to the throne on 11th December 1936.
- The Latin inscription around the obverse of the coin, 'GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP', an abbreviation from 'GEORGIVS VI DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARUM OMNIUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR INDIAE IMPERATOR', translates as 'George the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India', in English.
- The initials 'HP', of the artist Thomas Humphrey Paget OBE who created the uncrowned portrait of King George VI, are displayed on the obverse of the coin, below the neck of the portrait.
- Released into general circulation in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
