GREAT_BRITAIN
KM 875 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
6 pence | 19.5 | 2.9 | Reeded | Copper-Nickel | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Inscriptions along the rim: title of king, in the center - bust of King George VI left. George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George 1895 – 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 Dec. 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India (until 1947) and the last King of Ireland (until 1949). |
Inscriptions along the rim: title of king and word denomination. In the center: crowned monogram GVIR (Georgius VI Rex) divides the year of minting. |