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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).
2017: Christmas; 2018: Sapphire anniversary of the Queen's coronation; 2018: Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle; 2018: 250th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Academy of Arts; 2018: Four generations of the Royal Family; 2018: The Queen's Beasts series - Red Dragon of Wales; 2018: The Queen's Beasts series - Black Bull of Clarence
By 1916 all silver denominations, including the sixpence, could be minted at the Royal Mint branch in Melbourne. [2] Unique Australian currency was created with decimalisation in 1966. At the time of the sixpence, Australian lives were 'very English'. [3] 'The money ran through nursery rhymes up to Shakespeare; on the land, "a pound for a pound ...
Today, he hosted a pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace for members of the royal family—his first time hosting it at the Palace during his reign. (In the past two years, the lunch was held ...
Prince William Shared What the Royal Family’s Christmas Day Church Service Is Really Like: ‘Luckily, No One’s Filming It’ Rachel Burchfield December 27, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Here’s all the royal news you need to know for the week of December 19, 2024.
Sixpence (6d) 19 mm: 2.83 g: Sterling silver (92.5% silver, 7.5% copper) Portrait of King Edward VII. Designed by George W. De Saulles. At centre, 1908 Australian coat of arms. Motto in the ribbon "ADVANCE AUSTRALIA", "SIXPENCE" above and date under the crest below. Designed by W. H. Blackmore. Redded 1910 1910
The Melbourne Mint, located on the corner of William and La Trobe Streets in Melbourne, Australia, was first established as a branch of the British Royal Mint, opening in 12 June 1872. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The main building houses the administration offices, as well as the living quarters for the Deputy Master, his family and domestic servants in the ...