Great Britain 1961 6 pence

from the Stonecat Collection

This type, struck 1954-67 and 1970, is very common except in proof. The interwoven rose, thistle, shamrock and leek on the reverse represent England, Scotland, northern Ireland and Wales.

Recorded mintage: 115, 052, 000 plus proofs.

Specification: 2.83 g, copper-nickel, 19.3 mm diameter, designed by Mary Gillick.

Catalog reference: S-4149, KM 903.

Source:

• Bressett, Kenneth E., A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.

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• 1957 sixpence
• 1961 penny
• 1964 sixpence
• Coins and currency dated 1961
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