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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. This design, featuring the English lion on top of St Edwards Crown, was introduced at the beginning of the reign of King George V in 1911 - bringing it in line with the shilling which carried the "lion on crown" design since 1902, and was issued until 1927. The composition was Sterling Silver (0.925) with 0.0841 oz ASW (ounce of Absolute Silver Weight) until 1920 when it was debased to 50% (0.0452 oz ASW) together with the rest of the silver coinage. 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. Thus, a sixpence coin issued in 1924 was legal tender for 56 years. | ||||||||||||
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Variety | Satin Specimen | |
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Mintage | Issued: 2. Rarity: R7 (Highest rarity possible, 3 or less examples known) | |
Variety | Gold Proof | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown. Rarity: R7 (Highest rarity possible, 3 or less examples known) |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | ||
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | ||
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Varieties | Gold proof | ||
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties | Satin specimen |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
Coin Type | Sixpence, Lion on Crown |
Issued | 1924 |
Monarch | King George V |
Effigy | King George V - Bare Head, by Bertram Mackennal |
Reverse | Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown |
Face Value | 6 (x Penny) |
Total Mintage | 17,444,218 (17.4 million) |
Current | No; demonetised 1980 |
Material | 0.500 Silver |
Designer | George William de Saulles |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 19.3000 mm |
Thickness | 1.0000 mm |
Mass | 2.8276 g |
OCC ID | WLGV-BOLD-CGPX-OMPX |
Source | Reference ID |
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Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 4024 |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 815a.1 |