sixpences
Old British coins
Sixpences is the plural of sixpence, a British coin worth six pennies or half a shilling.
The sixpence circulated from the 16th century until decimalization in 1971.
It appears in nursery rhymes and traditions: Sing a song of sixpence, and the custom of placing one in a bride's shoe for luck.
He had a few sixpences jangling in his pocket.
Former British monetary unit
- sterlingPure silver alloy
- halfpennyFraction of a cent
- farthingQuarter-penny coin
- florinHistoric European coin
crown · guinea · sovereign · tuppence · bob · pound · groat · pre-decimal
Of a prim era
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- RegencyProxy rule period
Stuart · pre-war · post-war · rationing · monarchy · Empire · colonial · Edwardian
Producing official currency
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- circulationMovement through a system
- denominationNamed religious group
coin · numismatics · treasure · specie · obverse · reverse · edge · date
Pure silver alloy
- tarnishOxidation discoloration on metal
- shinyReflecting light smoothly
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- metallicResembling ore-based elements
polished · hallmark · alloy · precious · bullion · silversmith · plating · argentum
shilling
Former British monetary unit
florin · crown · guinea · sovereign · tuppence · bob · pound · groat · pre-decimal · coinage
Victorian
Of a prim era
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
Regency · Stuart · pre-war · post-war · rationing · monarchy · Empire · colonial · Edwardian · wartime
minting
Producing official currency
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- circulationMovement through a system
denomination · coin · numismatics · treasure · specie · obverse · reverse · edge · date · mintmark
sterling
Pure silver alloy
- tarnishOxidation discoloration on metal
- shinyReflecting light smoothly
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
metallic · polished · hallmark · alloy · precious · bullion · silversmith · plating · argentum · gleaming
yesteryear
Time not long past
keepsake · vintage · antique · sentimental · reminiscence · old-timey · wistful · throwback · retro · time-honored