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The pre-decimal sixpence (6d) was a unit of currency equalling one fortieth of a pound sterling, or six pence sterling. It was used in the United Kingdom, and earlier in Great Britain and England. During the reign of King George IV, silver coinage was redesigned. The first sixpence type was struck in 1821 only. Its design is the same as the halfcrown and shilling coin issued at the same time; they only differ by their size and weight (the sixpence is exactly half the weight of the shilling, given that a shilling was twelve pence). The composition is Sterling Silver (0.925 silver) and the coins have 0.0841 oz ASW (ounce of Absolute Silver Weight). Sixpences continued to be legal tender for a while after the currency became decimal in 1971, with a value of 2 1⁄2 new pence, until they were demonetised on 30th June 1980. | ||||||||||||
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Variety | BBITANIAR | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total) | |
Details | Error in obverse inscription: BBITANNIAR instead of BRITANNIAR. | |
Variety | Proof | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown |
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 | ||
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Varieties | Proof, BBITANNIAR error |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
Coin Type | Sixpence, King George IV First Issue |
Issued | 1821 |
Monarch | King George IV |
Effigy | King George IV - Laureate Head by Benedetto Pistrucci |
Reverse | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom, Hanoverian |
Face Value | 6 (x Penny) |
Total Mintage | 863,280 |
Current | No; demonetised 1980 |
Material | 0.925 Silver |
Designer | Jean Baptiste Merlen |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Coin Alignment (Axis 6) |
Size | 19.0000 mm |
Mass | 2.8276 g |
OCC ID | XYRV-PEVR-CAYM-EDQG |
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Sixpence, George IV, Great Britain, 1821
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Sixpence, George IV, Great Britain, 1821
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Coin - Sixpence, George IV, Great Britain, 1821
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source |
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Coin - Sixpence, George IV, Great Britain, 1821
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source |
Source | Reference ID |
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Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3813 |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 678 |