| Issuer | South Africa |
| Year | 1937-1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 6 Pence (1⁄40) |
| Currency | Pound (1825-1961) |
| Composition | Silver (.800) |
| Weight | 2.83 g |
| Dimensions | 19.35 mm |
| Thickness | 1.3 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Thomas Humphrey Paget Reverse: George Kruger Gray |
| In circulation to | 31 March 1961 |
| Reference(s) | KM#27, Hern#S174-184 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of George VI, King of United Kingdom, Great Britain, Northern Ireland and other dominions of Commonwealth from 1936 to 1952 |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI REX IMPERATOR HP |
| Reverse description | A Protea, a flower native to South Africa, surrounded with 6 lines |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | SOUTH·AFRICA·1937·SUID·AFRIKA KG 6D. |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1937 - Hern#S174 - 1 695 727 1937 - Hern#S174; Proof - 116 1938 - Hern#S175 - 1 724 621 1938 - Hern#S175; Proof - 44 1939 - Hern#S176; Proof - 30 1940 - Hern#S177 - 1 628 759 1941 - Hern#S178 - 2 262 732 1942 - Hern#S179 - 4 935 792 1943 - Hern#S180 - 3 776 139 1943 - Hern#S180; Proof - 104 1944 - Hern#S181 - 228 201 1944 - Hern#S181; Proof - 150 1945 - Hern#S182 - 420 095 1945 - Hern#S182; Proof - 150 1946 - Hern#S183 - 290 593 1946 - Hern#S183; Proof - 150 1947 - Hern#S184 - 578 487 1947 - Hern#S184; Proof - 2 600 |
| Catalog ID | 1584966930 |
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