Sixpence Can be Removed for Wedding & Replaced on Card or in scrapbook for Keepsake, coin attached with clear adhesive dot
Sixpence INFO:
A centuries old English tradition states that a bride would have good luck all during her married life if she wore a Sixpence during the wedding ceremony . . .
The sixpence is an English coin that was minted beginning in 1558 and continued until 1967. Sixpence are no longer minted in England and are becoming rare.
Formerly used in England and Ireland. The sixpence has found its way into popular culture.
According to tradition, during the early 1600's the Lord of the Manor presented a sixpence to the bride as a wedding gift. During the 1700's The sixpence was given to the bride from her father and placed in her left shoe. He did this to wish her all the blessings a father can give to his daughter. It was to symbolize good health for the couple as well as great wealth. Most important is was to ensure his daughter happiness. It is then typically pass down from generation to generation in a family. Toward the end of the seventeenth century, it also became the custom for the bride's parents to give the sixpence as a dowry gift to the groom
Today the Wedding Sixpence is given to the bride from many sources. It is a popular bridal shower gift, a lovely gift from the bride's father, and is also a keepsake and family heirloom handed down from mother to daughter or father to daughter. Today brides throughout the British Isles, the U.S. and other countries world wide, still place a sixpence in their left shoe for good luck.
Family Traditions. A bridal sixpence can be placed in the wedding album after the wedding and kept intact to be passed down for daughters and/or daughters-in-law to wear on their own special wedding day.
Special Dates Many brides choose a sixpence minted in there year birth or that of a parent or grandparent's birth, wedding anniversary or some other important family occasion as a special tribute to that Friend or Family Member.
Condition - Very Good or Better
Coin Color - Silver/Gold Tone
Coin Size - 19 mm
Coin value - 6 six Pence
Monarch - GEORGE VI
Obverse : George VI, Head left, GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX around. Reverse : Crowned GRI dividing date. FID DEF IND IMP above, SIXPENCE below
Sixpence coins measure 3/4 inch in diameter, or 19.3 mm. That is slightly larger than a U.S. dime.
Described as the reluctant king, George VI assumed the monarchy when his elder brother Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry the divorcee Wallis Simpson. George, known as Bertie, never thought he would be King. He overcame a serious stutter, which was portrayed in the Oscar-winning movie The King’s Speech, to lead Britain through the dark days of World War II. His live radio broadcasts throughout the war gave hope and inspiration to the British people.
Sixpence coins issued under George VI from 1937-1946 are 50% silver. Later issues after 1946 have no silver content.
Lucky Sixpence ! A Treasure to be saved for future generations
Genuine British Sixpence * Over 70 seventy + Years in Age !
Great Gift for: * Anniversary - Wedding Gift ! *
Births
Birthday
Graduation
Anniversary
Engagement
Wedding Party
Family members
Used as a good luck charm by Royal Air Force Aircrew. Sewn behind their wings or brevets, dating back to the Second World War.
The Groom can carry a Sixpence in His pocket or Shoe.