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6 Pence - George VI
| Issuer | Southern Rhodesia Currency Board |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing crowned effigy of King George VI occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with fine detail on the Imperial State Crown, which features fleurs-de-lis, crosses pattée, and jewelled arching. The king's bare neck and naturalistic facial features reflect Percy Metcalfe's restrained, classical style. The engraver's initials 'PM' appear discreetly at the base of the neck truncation. The surrounding legend reads GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR, disposed in capital letters along the inner border of a finely toothed outer rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Southern Rhodesia's coinage was administered not by a central bank but by the Currency Board, a body that held sterling reserves pound-for-pound against every note and coin issued — a strictly orthodox arrangement that gave the colony no independent monetary tools whatsoever. The 1937 sixpence was among the first coins struck under George VI following his accession after Edward VIII's abdication in December 1936, meaning the entire Southern Rhodesian series had to be retooled within months of the previous year's dies being prepared.
KM#10 is the first year of type for this George VI issue.