Sixpence 1937, Coin from Fiji

Sixpence 1937, Coin from Fiji (demonetised 1969)

Coin	Sixpence 1937

First Fiji issue for King George VI.

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	40,000
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Obverse
Crowned head of the King facing left; around, GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR; the artist's initials PM, in field below neck truncation.

Obverse Inscription	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR

Reverse
At centre, a sea turtle dividing the date 1937; above, FIJI; below, SIXPENCE.

Reverse Inscription	FIJI 1937 SIXPENCE

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Sixpence 1937: Known varieties

Variety	Proof
Images
Mintage	Issued: unknown

Sixpence 1937: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
Museums Victoria Collections	2016	Coin description	link
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mint
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mintage
Museums Victoria Collections	2016	Varieties	link	Proof
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Varieties		Proof

All (15) coins of type: Sixpence

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Sixpence 1934	160,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Metcalfe	GEORGE V KING EMPEROR
Sixpence 1935	120,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Metcalfe	GEORGE V KING EMPEROR
Sixpence 1936	40,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Metcalfe	GEORGE V KING EMPEROR
Sixpence 1937	40,000	King George VI - Crowned Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Sixpence 1938	40,000	King George VI - Crowned Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Sixpence 1940	40,000	King George VI - Crowned Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Sixpence 1941	40,000	King George VI - Crowned Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Sixpence 1942	400,000	King George VI - Crowned Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Sixpence 1943	400,000	King George VI - Crowned Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Sixpence 1953	800,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Sixpence 1958	400,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Sixpence 1961	400,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Sixpence 1962	400,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Sixpence 1965	800,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Sixpence 1967	800,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND

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Sixpence 1937: Details

Country	Fiji
Currency	Fijian Pound
Coin Type	Sixpence (0.500 Silver)
Issued	1937
Monarch	King George VI
Effigy	King George VI - Crowned Head, by Percy Metcalfe
Face Value	6 (x Penny)
Total Mintage	40,000
Current	No; demonetised 1969
Material	0.500 Silver
Designer	Percy Metcalfe
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size	19.5000 mm
Mass	2.8300 g
OCC ID	DRMK-GOZA-CZDV-ENXQ

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Sixpence 1937: Photos

Image	Details
	Proof Coin - 6 Pence, Fiji, 1937 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: Proof. Source
	Proof Coin - 6 Pence, Fiji, 1937 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: Proof. Source
	Coin - 6 Pence, Fiji, 1937 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Taryn Ellis Source
	Coin - 6 Pence, Fiji, 1937 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Taryn Ellis Source

Sixpence 1937: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Fiji KM# 8

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