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In 2016, the Royal Mint began minting legal tender decimal sixpence coins in sterling silver, [13] intended as commemorative coins for the Christmas season. [14] These coins are heavier than the pre-1970 sixpence (3.35 grams instead of 2.83 grams), and have a denomination of six new pence (6p) instead of six old pence (6d).
Furthermore, none of the new silver coin designs bore a statement of the coin's value. The sixpence, which was the same size as the gold half sovereign, was immediately gilded by fraudsters to make it appear to be the more valuable coin, and the Royal Mint hastily stopped production, returning to the previous reverse design, which included a ...
2018: 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force (5 coins) - Badge, Vulcan, Spitfire, Sea King, Lightning II; 2019: 75th anniversary of D-Day; 2019: 260th anniversary of Wedgwood; 2019: 250th anniversary of Samuel Pepys' final diary entry; 2019: 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's Voyage of Discovery (2nd coin) 2020: 75th anniversary of Victory ...
From Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s kids making a surprise cameo to Princess Anne’s familiar photo, the royal family is wasting no time unveiling their 2024 Christmas cards. And fortunately ...
The sixpence was gilded by fraudsters to pass as a half sovereign, and it was quickly withdrawn by the Royal Mint, which resumed its old reverse design (stating its value), slightly modified. Royal Mint authorities began to consider replacing the Jubilee issue within a year of its release, and this may have been hastened by Boehm's death in 1890.
Here's all the royals we spotted arriving at the Palace for the 2024 Christmas lunch: King Charles arrived for the lunch with his private secretary Sir Clive Alderton. Aaron Chown - PA Images ...
The Prince of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Catherine, Princess of Wales during the 'Together At Christmas' Carol Service at Westminster Abbey on December 6, 2024 in ...
The Royal Mint's choice of an inexperienced coin designer to produce the new coinage was criticised by Virginia Ironside, daughter of Christopher Ironside who designed the previous UK coins. She stated that the new designs were "totally unworkable as actual coins", due to the loss of a numerical currency identifier, and the smaller typeface used.