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)
Shilling (British coin)
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The British shilling, abbreviated "1s" or "1/-", was a unit of currency and a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1⁄20 of one pound, or twelve pre-decimal pence. It was first minted in England in 1
Shilling of Edward VI, struck between 1551 and 1553
A sampler in the Guildhall Museum of Rochester illustrates the conversion between pence and shillings, going up in units of ten old pennies.
Queen Victoria Shilling, 1838–1887. Engravers William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen.
Queen Victoria Shilling, 1887–1889. Engravers Joseph Edgar Boehm and Leonard Charles Wyon.