Legend | GEORGIVS VI D · G · BRITT · OMN · REX F · D · IND · IMP: |
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Full text | GEORGIVS VI DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARUM OMNIUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR INDIAE IMPERATOR |
Translation | Translated from Latin: George VI, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India. |
The "BRITT OMN" part is sometimes translated as "of all the Britons" (people), similar to how earlier monarchs were styled kings "of the English"; however, this can only be said of a title like "BRIT REX" - King of the British - which implies "all the British". In 1868, a book by C. W. Dilke popularised the phrase "Greater Britain" to mean Britain and all its colonies. This may have led to the proposal of the title "King of all Britains", in the last years of the 19th century, by the Earl of Rosebery. The Oxford English Dictionary provides two quotes: 1897 Earl of Rosebery in Daily News 5 July 4/5 : "`Regina Britanniarum' - the Queen of the Britains... She is sovereign, not of one or two, but of numberless Britains, all self-supporting." This style may have been influenced by the Russian style of "Czar of all the Russias". It appeared on coins abbreviated as Britt. Omn.: the double T in Britt is a mark of plural, a common abbreviation on Roman coins. |
Country | Coin Name | Reverse | Obverse | Details |
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British West Africa | One Shilling 1938 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 57,806,287 |
British West Africa | Sixpence 1938 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 12,114,473 |
British West Africa | Threepence 1938 | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 9,056,000 - Birmingham Mint: 7,000,000 Total Mintage: 16,056,000 |
British West Africa | Two Shillings 1938 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mints: - Birmingham Mint: unknown - King's Norton Metal Co.: unknown Total Mintage: 59,852,000 |
British West Africa | One Shilling 1939 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 55,471,675 |
British West Africa | Threepence 1939 | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 17,500,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 15,500,000 Total Mintage: 33,000,000 |
British West Africa | Two Shillings 1939 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mints: - Birmingham Mint: unknown - King's Norton Metal Co.: unknown Total Mintage: 12,000,000 |
British West Africa | One Shilling 1940 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 40,311,060 |
British West Africa | Sixpence 1940 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 17,829,069 |
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British West Africa | Threepence 1940 | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 10,000,000 - Birmingham Mint: 1,496,000 Total Mintage: 11,496,000 |
British West Africa | Threepence 1941 | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: Birmingham Mint Mintage: 5,032,000 |
British West Africa | One Shilling 1942 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 42,000,000 |
British West Africa | Sixpence 1942 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,600,000 |
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British West Africa | Two Shillings 1942 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mint: King's Norton Metal Co. Mintage: 10,000,000 |
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British West Africa | One Shilling 1943 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 133,600,000 |
British West Africa | Sixpence 1943 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 10,586,000 |
British West Africa | Threepence 1943 | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 9,502,000 - Birmingham Mint: 5,106,000 Total Mintage: 14,608,000 |
British West Africa | Sixpence 1944 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,814,000 |
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British West Africa | Threepence 1944 |
Material: CuproNickel Mint: King's Norton Metal Co. Mintage: 2,536,000 |
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British West Africa | One Shilling 1945 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 12,864,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 11,120,000 - Royal Mint: 8,010,000 Total Mintage: 31,994,000 |
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British West Africa | Sixpence 1945 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,000,000 |
British West Africa | Threepence 1945 |
Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 3,000,000 - Birmingham Mint: 998,000 Total Mintage: 3,998,000 |
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British West Africa | One Shilling 1946 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 37,349,770 |
British West Africa | Sixpence 1946 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,000,000 |
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British West Africa | Threepence 1946 | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mint: King's Norton Metal Co. Mintage: 7,488,000 |
British West Africa | Two Shillings 1946 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 11,242,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 4,800,000 Total Mintage: 16,042,000 |
British West Africa | One Shilling 1947 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mints: - Royal Mint: 99,200,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 10,384,000 - Birmingham Mint: 10,000,000 Total Mintage: 119,584,000 |
British West Africa | Sixpence 1947 | ![]() |
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Material: Nickel Brass Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 6,120,000 |
British West Africa | Threepence 1947 | ![]() |
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Material: CuproNickel Mints: - King's Norton Metal Co.: 11,248,000 - Birmingham Mint: 10,000,000 Total Mintage: 21,248,000 |
British West Africa | Two Shillings 1947 |
Material: Nickel Brass Mints: - Birmingham Mint: 4,758,000 - King's Norton Metal Co.: 4,200,000 Total Mintage: 8,958,000 |
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Year From | 1938 |
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Year To | 1947 |
Person | King George VI of the United Kingdom |