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The British sixpence (/ ˈ s ɪ k s p ən s /) piece, sometimes known as a tanner or sixpenny bit, was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 40 of a pound or half a shilling. It was first minted in 1551, during the reign of Edward VI , and circulated until 1980.
Much silver coinage was recalled from circulation and melted down by banks. The sixpence was abolished in 1967 in favour of the new denominations of the New Zealand dollar. [17] Other than proof sets issued in 1935 and 1953, proof sixpences were issued in extremely small numbers during most years of their production. Only twenty proof sixpences ...
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The sixpence (6d; Irish: réal [1] or reul Irish pronunciation: RALE) coin was a subdivision of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth 1 ⁄ 40 of a pound or 1 ⁄ 2 of a shilling.The Irish name réal is derived from the Spanish real; for most of the 19th century, a pound sterling was equal to five U.S. dollars, and a dollar was equal to eight reales, so that a real was equal to 1 ⁄ 40 of a pound.
Half-crown (Two shillings Six pence or 30-pence) coin, dated September 1689. A gun money Shilling , with a portrait of James II dated April 1690. Gun money ( Irish : airgead gunna ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] was an issue of coins made by the forces of James II during the Williamite War in Ireland between 1689 and 1691.
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A sixpence of 1951, with the reverse side on the left. The Australian sixpence circulated from 1910 up until the decimalisation of Australian Currency in 1966. The coins were initially minted in England; however, Australia began to mint their own from the year of 1916 at branches of the Royal Mint in Sydney and Melbourne. [1]
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