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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).
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 ...
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
Here’s all the royal news you need to know for the week of December 19, 2024.
The sixpence was gilded by fraudsters to pass as a half sovereign, and it was quickly withdrawn by the Royal Mint, which resumed its old reverse design (stating its value), slightly modified.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.
King Charles III is breaking Christmas tradition with his annual speech. The royal family’s official Instagram account shared a photo from Charles’ prerecorded holiday broadcast on Monday ...
This design, due to its resemblance to the Soviet Union's hammer and sickle iconography, was strongly rejected by the Royal Mint's Advisory Committee for "undesirable political associations." [8] Two alternate designs for the sixpence from Metcalfe, both featuring a stylised six surrounded by the letters "NZ", were described as banal and ...
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are to thank for many of the royal family's Christmas traditions—including popularizing the Christmas tree. The royals changed their name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ...