Sixpence

Scope note

English silver or cupronickel coins valued at six pennies or half of a shilling and issued from the 16th century until 1971.

This term has 428 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name
Object category

Getty AAT term number

3000191654

Broader Terms used

Term used for

pieces, sixpenny
sixpences
sixpenny pieces

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

One of eight Cooperative Society dividend checks:

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: Anne (1702-14)

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: James II (1685-88)

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: Anne (1702-14)

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: Charles II (1660-85)

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: Anne (1702-14)

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: Charles II (1660-85)

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: Anne (1702-14)

One of a set of nine United Kingdom coins issued in coronation year (1953), a specimen set in its original plastic holder:

Maker(s)

Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: Elizabeth II (r. 1952-2022)

An image of Sixpence

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Ruler: Elizabeth II (r. 1952-2022) (Struck in the name of)

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Ruler: George VI (1936-52) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Kiddy Cash

An image of Sixpence

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Balmberger, C.
Mint: Nuremberg

An image of Sixpence

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward VII (1901-10) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Balmberger, C. (Inferred)

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Issuer: Kiddy Cash

An image of Sixpence

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Balmberger, C.
Mint: Nuremberg

An image of Sixpence

Sixpence

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Lauer, Ludwig Christian

One of ninety-three cardboard fruit-pickers tokens issued by farmers in the Fens:

One of ninety-three cardboard fruit-pickers tokens issued by farmers in the Fens:

One of ninety-three cardboard fruit-pickers tokens issued by farmers in the Fens:

One of ninety-three cardboard fruit-pickers tokens issued by farmers in the Fens:

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