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6 Pence - George VI

6 Pence - George VI - obverse6 Pence - George VI - reverse

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Features

Issuer ZimbabweSouthern Rhodesia (1932-1955)
King George VI (1936-1952)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1948-1952
Value 6 Pence (1⁄40)
Currency Pound (1932-1955)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 2.83 g
Diameter 19.3 mm
Thickness 1.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 1 June 1965
Number
N#
11983
References KM# 21
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Schön# 23
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

Obverse

Portrait of George VI, King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 1936 to 1952.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
PM

Engraver: Percy Metcalfe

Reverse

Two axes crossed splitting date, denomination below, name around

Script: Latin

Lettering:
KG
SOUTHERN RHODESIA
1951
6
PENCE

Engraver: George Kruger Gray

Edge

Reeded

6 Pence - George VI -  obverse

© Rhonan (CC BY-NC-SA)

Mint

Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1948  1 000 000 $ 1.30 $ 3.70 22%
1948  Proof 0.6%
1949  2 000 000 $ 2.10 $ 3.50 $ 5.90 29%
1949  Proof 0.5%
1950  2 000 000 $ 0.97 $ 3.50 $ 3.50 $ 5.60 36%
1950  Proof 0.5%
1951  2 800 000 $ 1.60 $ 2.00 $ 4.20 39%
1951  Proof 0.7%
1952  1 200 000 $ 2.20 $ 2.60 19%
1952  Proof 1.0%

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