Sixpence 1953, Coin from Fiji

Sixpence 1953, Coin from Fiji (demonetised 1969)

Coin	Sixpence 1953

First Fiji issue for Queen Elizabeth II.

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	800,000
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Obverse
Crowned head of the Queen facing right; around, QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND; the artist's initials CT, incuse on bust truncation.

Obverse Inscription	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND

Reverse
At centre, a sea turtle dividing the date 1953; above, FIJI; below, SIXPENCE.

Reverse Inscription	FIJI 1953 SIXPENCE

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

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Sixpence 1953: Known varieties

Variety	Proof
Images
Mintage	Issued: unknown

Sixpence 1953: 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 1953: Photos

Image	Details
	Proof Coin - 6 Pence, Fiji, 1953 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: Proof. Source
	Proof Coin - 6 Pence, Fiji, 1953 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: Proof. Source
	Coin - 6 Pence, Fiji, 1953 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Taryn Ellis Source
	Coin - 6 Pence, Fiji, 1953 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Taryn Ellis Source

Sixpence 1953: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Fiji KM# 19

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