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Detailed information about Coin: Sixpence 1942 from Fiji
| Description | War-time silver alloy .900 fine (the standard pre-war was .500). |
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| Country | Fiji | Currency | Fijian Pound | ||||||
| Face value | 6 (x Penny) | Type | Sixpence (0.900 Silver) | ||||||
| Year | 1942 | Current | No (demonetised 1969) | ||||||
| Mintage | 400,000 (400000) | ||||||||
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| Material | 0.900 Silver | Designer | Percy Metcalfe | ||||||
| Monarch | King George VI | Effigy | Portrait by Percy Metcalfe (Crowned Head) | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 19.5000 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
| Mass (g) | 2.8300 | ||||||||
| Obverse | Crowned head of the King facing left; around, GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR. |
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| Obverse inscription | GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR | ||||||||
| Reverse | At centre, a sea turtle dividing the date 1942; above, FIJI; below, SIXPENCE; the mint mark, S, under 42 of the date. |
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| Reverse inscription | FIJI 1942 SIXPENCE | ||||||||
| Edge | Milled | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Fiji KM# 11a |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage |
| Fiji 1942-S 6 pence - CoinFactsWiki | Museums Victoria: Coin - 6 Pence, Fiji, 1942 |
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