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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 one pound or half of one shilling. It was first minted in 1551, during the reign of Edward VI , and circulated until 1980.
The New Zealand sixpence is a coin of the New Zealand pound issued from 1933 to 1965. Equal to twice a threepence or half a shilling , the sixpence was one of five denominations of silver coins introduced in the initial issue of New Zealand coinage in 1933.
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.
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Sixpence: 6d: £0.025: 1547–1970; circulated from 1971 to 1980 with a value of two and a half decimal pence. Also called "tanner", sometimes "tilbury", [5] or "joey" after the groat was no longer in circulation. [citation needed] Shilling: 1/-£0.05: 1502–1970, circulated from 1971 to 1990 with a value of five decimal pence.
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Worth twelve pence, the denomination was equal to half a florin, two sixpence, or two-fifths of a half-crown. Early designs by Percy Metcalfe depicting a kiwi or crossed Māori tools were rejected by the Royal Mint .