GREAT_BRITAIN 

KM 878

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
2 shillings 28.3 11.3   Reeded Copper-Nickel Medal
Obverse Reverse

 Effigy of King George VI left ( in the center, inscription along the rim: "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, the year of minting . In the center: crowned Tudor rose, thistle, letter 'G', and shamrock, letter 'R' flanking.

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.