Information about legend: GEORGIVS VI D · G · BRITT · OMN · REX F · D · IND · IMP:

GEORGIVS VI D · G · BRITT · OMN · REX F · D · IND · IMP: (1938 - 1947)
LegendGEORGIVS VI D · G · BRITT · OMN · REX F · D · IND · IMP:
Full textGEORGIVS 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."
1901 Westminster Gazette 11 Dec. 2/2: "Lord Rosebery has succeeded with his cry of "All the Britains", as the three letters "Omn" on the new coins are to testify... Our King henceforth is to be King of All the Britains."

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.

GEORGIVS VI D · G · BRITT · OMN · REX F · D · IND · IMP: - (30) Coins
CountryCoin NameReverseObverseDetails
British West Africa One Shilling 1938 British West Africa / One Shilling 1938 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Shilling 1938 - obverse photo Material: Nickel Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 57,806,287
British West Africa Sixpence 1938 British West Africa / Sixpence 1938 - reverse photo British West Africa / Sixpence 1938 - obverse photo Material: Nickel Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 12,114,473
British West Africa Threepence 1938 British West Africa / Threepence 1938 - reverse photo British West Africa / Threepence 1938 - obverse photo 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 British West Africa / Two Shillings 1938 - reverse photo British West Africa / Two Shillings 1938 - obverse photo Material: Nickel Brass
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: unknown
- King's Norton Metal Co.: unknown
Total Mintage: 59,852,000
British West Africa One Shilling 1939 British West Africa / One Shilling 1939 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Shilling 1939 - obverse photo Material: Nickel Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 55,471,675
British West Africa Threepence 1939 British West Africa / Threepence 1939 - reverse photo British West Africa / Threepence 1939 - obverse photo 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 British West Africa / Two Shillings 1939 - reverse photo British West Africa / Two Shillings 1939 - obverse photo Material: Nickel Brass
Mints:
- Birmingham Mint: unknown
- King's Norton Metal Co.: unknown
Total Mintage: 12,000,000
British West Africa One Shilling 1940 British West Africa / One Shilling 1940 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Shilling 1940 - obverse photo 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
British West Africa Threepence 1940 British West Africa / Threepence 1940 - reverse photo British West Africa / Threepence 1940 - obverse photo 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 British West Africa / Threepence 1941 - reverse photo British West Africa / Threepence 1941 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Birmingham Mint
Mintage: 5,032,000
British West Africa One Shilling 1942 British West Africa / One Shilling 1942 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Shilling 1942 - obverse photo 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
British West Africa Two Shillings 1942 Material: Nickel Brass
Mint: King's Norton Metal Co.
Mintage: 10,000,000
British West Africa One Shilling 1943 British West Africa / One Shilling 1943 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Shilling 1943 - obverse photo Material: Nickel Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 133,600,000
British West Africa Sixpence 1943 British West Africa / Sixpence 1943 - reverse photo British West Africa / Sixpence 1943 - obverse photo Material: Nickel Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 10,586,000
British West Africa Threepence 1943 British West Africa / Threepence 1943 - reverse photo British West Africa / Threepence 1943 - obverse photo 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
British West Africa Threepence 1944 Material: CuproNickel
Mint: King's Norton Metal Co.
Mintage: 2,536,000
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
British West Africa Sixpence 1945 British West Africa / Sixpence 1945 - reverse photo British West Africa / Sixpence 1945 - obverse photo 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
British West Africa One Shilling 1946 British West Africa / One Shilling 1946 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Shilling 1946 - obverse photo 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
British West Africa Threepence 1946 British West Africa / Threepence 1946 - reverse photo British West Africa / Threepence 1946 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: King's Norton Metal Co.
Mintage: 7,488,000
British West Africa Two Shillings 1946 British West Africa / Two Shillings 1946 - reverse photo British West Africa / Two Shillings 1946 - obverse photo 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 British West Africa / One Shilling 1947 - reverse photo British West Africa / One Shilling 1947 - obverse photo 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 British West Africa / Sixpence 1947 - reverse photo British West Africa / Sixpence 1947 - obverse photo Material: Nickel Brass
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 6,120,000
British West Africa Threepence 1947 British West Africa / Threepence 1947 - reverse photo British West Africa / Threepence 1947 - obverse photo 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 From1938
Year To1947
PersonKing George VI of the United Kingdom
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