Catalog
6 Pence - George VI
| Issuer | Government of Fiji |
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| Year | 1938-1941 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing crowned effigy of King George VI, wearing the Imperial State Crown rendered in fine detail. The portrait, engraved by Percy Metcalfe, is unadorned and bare-necked, presented in high relief against a flat field. The designer's initials 'PM' appear discretely below the truncation of the neck. The circular legend reads GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR, disposed around the periphery, bounded by a fine beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A finely modelled sea turtle, viewed from above, occupies the central field, its scutes and flippers rendered with naturalistic detail. The legend FIJI arcs above the turtle along the upper periphery, while the denomination SIXPENCE curves along the lower periphery. The date is divided on either side of the turtle, with '19' to the left and the final two digits to the right, all within a beaded border. The overall composition is clean and well-balanced, the turtle serving as a distinctive emblem of the Fijian colonial coinage series. |
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| Mintage | 1938 - - 40,000 1938 - Proof - 1940 - - 40,000 1940 - Proof - 1941 - - 40,000 1941 - Proof - |
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