Sixpence coin values - Australia

Australia

sixpence

1910 to 1963

Values, images, and specifications for Australian

six pence coins from 1910 to 1963.

The first Australian sixpence

was minted in 1910.

The sixpence ran until 1963,

the year before Australia

stopped minting pre-decimal

coins in preparation

for decimilisation in 1966.

The Australian sixpence obverse features the

United Kingdom monarch of the time.

The 'Coat of Arms' reverse was used for the entire

series, from 1910 to 1963.

The official legal tender of Australia before

1910 was United Kingdom currency.

6 pennies = 1 sixpence

= 1/2 of a shilling = 1/40 of a pound

Dates not minted: 1913, 1915, 1929 to 1933,

1937, 1947, 1949, 1964