Half sovereign
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The half sovereign is a British gold coin denominated at one-half of a pound sterling. First issued in its present form in 1817, it has been struck by the Royal Mint in most years since 1980 as a coll
1983 half sovereign obverse
1983 half sovereign reverse
With war beginning in 1914, half sovereigns in British commerce were replaced by treasury notes.
Benedetto Pistrucci's original sketch was the basis of both the 1817 sovereign and the 2017 sovereign series, including the half sovereign.
Sixpence (British coin)
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The British sixpence coin, sometimes known as a tanner, was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1⁄40 of a pound or half a shilling. It was first minted in England in 1551, during the reign of Edw
Sixpence of Queen Elizabeth I, struck in 1593 at the Tower Mint
1887 sixpence showing the simpler reverse of SIX PENCE in the middle with Queen Victoria depicted on the obverse
Cover illustration for Randolph Caldecott's picture book Sing a Song for Sixpence (1880)