SX1947a
Sixpence, 1947
- Type
SXSixpence- Year
1947- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 29,993,263 struck
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated
- Monarch
- George VI - First Reverse
- Diameter
- 19 mm
- Weight
- 2.8 g
- Metal
- Copper 75%, Nickel 25%
- Reverse
- Medal (↑↑)
The mintage is the striking's, not this variety's — the varieties were
never counted separately. An issue may also have been struck more than
once, so another variety of
SX1947a may belong to a
different striking from this one.
- Obverse inscription
- GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR: OMN: REX
- Reverse inscription
- FID. DEF. IND. IMP, SIXPENCE, Date
- CC2000
G66D-110 1 1- Davies
D2201 1 B- Gouby
SX1947 - -- Bull
B4249 B 1- Rayner
R1837 B -
Condition & value
Held at Uncirculated. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.
- VG Very Good Below the best grade held
- F Fine Below the best grade held
- F+ Fine+ Below the best grade held
- VF Very Fine Below the best grade held
- VF+ Very Fine+ Below the best grade held
- EF Extremely Fine Below the best grade held
- EF+ Extremely Fine+ Below the best grade held
- UNC Uncirculated Held £3.00
- BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
- FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued
Catalogue figures from CY2026 (October 2026).
The example held
UNC Uncirculated
Obverse
No description recorded.
Reverse
No description recorded.