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(Georgivs VI Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Rex)
King George VI head left
Fidei defensor Emperor of India in Latin
Crowned Tudor rose flanked by thistle and shamrock

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TWO SHILLINGS
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N		 KM# 853: United Kingdom 1 shilling (1937 - 1946)

General

WCDB ID
132
Country
Flag: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Kingdom
Denomination
2 shillings
Value
1⁄10 Pound sterling (GBP)
Dates
AD1937 - 1946

Physical

Shape
Circle
Mass
11.31 g
Diameter
28.52 mm
Thickness
2.14 mm
Composition
50% Ag, 50% Cu
Color
Gray / Black / Silver Gray / Black / Silver
Magnetic
No

Design

Orientation
Medallic: ↑ ↑
Edge
Milled/reeded
Tags
George VI Flower Leaf

References

Wikipedia
Two shilling coin
Krause-Mischler
KM# 855
Numista
N# 3609

Related Coins

Concurrent
1 shilling : KM# 853 (1937 - 1946)