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6 Pence - Henry VIII

Issuer Dublin Mint
Year 1550
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Crowned facing bust of Henry VIII, wearing a jewelled crown and draped in royal robes with a visible collar, set within a beaded inner circle. The king's face is rendered in a stylized frontal portrait typical of late Henrician hammered coinage. The surrounding legend reads HENRIC 8 D G AGL FRA Z HIB REX, identifying the monarch as King of England, France, and Ireland, separated by stops and arranged around the full circumference of the coin.
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Mintage 1550: ND (1550)
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