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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.
An old value of 7 pounds, 10 shillings, and sixpence, abbreviated £7-10-6 or £7:10s:6d. became £7.52 1 / 2 p. Amounts with a number of old pence which was not 0 or 6 did not convert into a round number of new pence. The Irish pound had the same £sd currency structure, and the same decimalisation was carried out.
Using the example of five shillings and sixpence, the standard ways of writing shillings and pence were: 5s 6d; 5/6; 5/- for 5 shillings only, with the dash to stand for zero pennies. The sum of 5/6 would be spoken as "five shillings and sixpence" or "five and six".
A British Victorian sixpence, traditionally worn in the bride's left shoe on her wedding day. "Something old" is the first line of a traditional rhyme that details what a bride should wear at her wedding for good luck:
The two smallest coins depicts a crown and the sovereign's name on one side and the denomination, country, and year on the other. For the larger values the monarch's portrait appears on the obverse. On their reverses, the sixpence shows a turtle, the shilling an outrigger canoe, and the florin the coat of arms of the colony. The same designs ...
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Sixpence (British coin) Sixpence (Irish coin) Sixpence (Australian) Sixpence (New Zealand coin) Other uses. Flat cap, a rounded cap with a brim, also called a sixpence;