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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. The denomination had undergone several earlier changes in design, and was in silver until the first issue of King George VI was debased to copper-nickel after 1946. After the King's death, the reverse design with his royal cypher was replaced by this new type for Queen Elizabeth II, featuring the plant emblems of the constituent parts of the United Kingdom. This was the last type of sixpence issued for circulation; the denomination was abolished with the introduction of decimal currency. 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 1954 was legal tender for 26 years. | ||||||||||||
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Variety | Proof | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Details | Listed in Krause only, not in Remick or Spink. |
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 | ||
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties | Proof |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
Coin Type | Sixpence, Queen Elizabeth II |
Issued | 1954 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait, by Mary Gillick |
Face Value | 6 (x Penny) |
Total Mintage | 105,241,150 (105.2 million) |
Current | No; demonetised 1980 |
Material | CuproNickel |
Designer | Edgar Fuller, Cecil Thomas |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 19.5000 mm |
Mass | 2.8300 g |
OCC ID | XYRV-POVR-CKAD-ODQG |
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Source | Reference ID |
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Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 4153 |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 903 |