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6 Pence - George VI 3rd coinage
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1949-1952 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King George VI facing left, modelled by Thomas Humphrey Paget, with the engraver's initials 'HP' truncated at the neck. The peripheral legend reads GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX, separated by raised dots, running clockwise from the lower left. The portrait is rendered in a restrained, naturalistic style within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX HP (Translation: George the Sixth by the Grace of God King of all the Britains) |
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| Reverse lettering | ·FID DEF· 19 G VI R 51 ·SIX PENCE· (Translation: Defender of the Faith) |
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