Definição

• An English silver coin of the value of one half of a Shilling; it was first struck in 1551 in the reign of Edward VI.

  Henry VIII issued Sixpence for Ireland with the inscription CIVITAS DVBLINIE; these coins, however, were struck in London.

  In Cyprus, the Sixpence was replaced in 1901 by the piece of four and one half Piastres.

Fonte

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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