GREAT_BRITAIN 

KM 876

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
1 shilling 24.0 5.65   Reeded Copper-Nickel Medal
Obverse Reverse

 Effigy of King George VI left (in the center, inscription along the rim: abbreviation of "George VI By the Grace of God King of British Empire" in Latin.

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George 1895 – 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death.

 Inscriptions along the rim: FIDEI DEFENSOR (Defender the Faith) in Latin, word denomination. In the center: English crest; lion atop crown divides the year of minting.

In the UK, a shilling was a coin used before decimalization in 1971. A shilling had a value of 12d (old pence), and was equal to 1/20th of a pound.