Information about legend: GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX

GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX (1937 - 1952)
LegendGEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Full textGEORGIVS VI DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARUM OMNIUM REX
Translation

Translated from Latin: George the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains.

The "BR 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.

The rest of the legend ("FID DEF IND IMP" for "Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India") is on the reverse of the coin.

GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX - (87) Coins
CountryCoin NameMintageEffigy
United Kingdom Crown 1937 445,101 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1937 9,132,842 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1937 Scottish 6,775,277 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1937 22,328,926 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Threepence 1937 (Silver, circulating) 8,174,558 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1937 13,033,183 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1938 6,426,478 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1938 English 4,833,436 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1938 Scottish 4,797,852 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1938 13,402,701 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Threepence 1938 (Silver, circulating) 6,402,473 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1938 7,909,388 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1939 15,478,635 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1939 English 11,052,677 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1939 Scottish 10,263,892 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1939 28,670,304 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Threepence 1939 (Silver, circulating) 1,355,866 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1939 20,850,607 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1940 17,948,439 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1940 English 11,099,126 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1940 Scottish 9,913,089 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1940 20,875,196 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Threepence 1940 (Silver, circulating) 7,914,401 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1940 18,700,338 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1941 15,773,984 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1941 English 11,391,883 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1941 Scottish 8,086,030 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1941 23,086,616 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Threepence 1941 (Silver, circulating) 7,979,411 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1941 24,451,079 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1942 31,220,090 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1942 English 17,453,643 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1942 Scottish 13,676,759 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1942 44,942,785 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Threepence 1942 (Silver, circulating) 4,144,051 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1942 39,895,243 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1943 15,462,875 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1943 English 11,404,213 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1943 Scottish 9,824,214 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1943 46,927,111 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Threepence 1943 (Silver, circulating) 1,379,220 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1943 26,711,987 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1944 15,255,165 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1944 English 11,586,751 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1944 Scottish 10,990,167 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1944 37,952,600 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Threepence 1944 (Silver, circulating) 2,005,553 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1944 27,560,005 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1945 19,849,242 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1945 English 15,143,404 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1945 Scottish 15,106,270 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1945 39,939,259 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Threepence 1945 (Silver, circulating) 371,000 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1945 25,858,049 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1946 22,724,873 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1946 English 18,663,797 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1946 Scottish 16,381,501 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1946 43,466,407 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1946 22,300,254 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1947 21,911,484 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1947 English 12,120,611 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1947 Scottish 12,283,223 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1947 29,993,263 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1947 22,910,085 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1948 71,164,703 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1948 English 45,576,923 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1948 Scottish 45,351,937 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1948 88,323,540 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1948 67,553,636 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1949 28,272,512 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1949 English 19,328,405 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1949 Scottish 21,243,074 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1949 41,355,515 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1949 28,614,939 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1950 28,353,013 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1950 English 19,261,385 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1950 Scottish 14,317,114 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1950 32,759,468 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1950 24,375,003 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1951 9,003,520 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1951 English 9,976,930 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1951 Scottish 10,981,174 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1951 40,419,491 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Two Shillings (Florin) 1951 27,431,747 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Halfcrown 1952 2 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Shilling 1952 English (Proof only) unknown King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
United Kingdom Sixpence 1952 1,013,477 King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
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Legend: Details
Year From1937
Year To1952
PersonKing George VI of the United Kingdom
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