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A set of the circulating coins of 1939 provides a direct link to the events that led to the outbreak of the Second World War.

Specification

Specification Value
Year 1939
Specification Value

George VI Half Crown

Specification Value
Alloy .500 Silver
Weight 14.140g
Diameter 32.31mm
Reverse Designer G. Kruger Gray
Obverse Designer T. Humphrey Paget
Specification Value
Year 1939
Shape Round
Country Of Origin United Kingdom

George VI Florin

Specification Value
Alloy .500 Silver
Weight 11.310g
Diameter 28.50mm
Reverse Designer G. Kruger Gray
Obverse Designer T. Humphrey Paget
Specification Value
Year 1939
Shape Round
Country Of Origin United Kingdom

George VI Shilling, English Lion

Specification Value
Alloy .500 Silver
Weight 5.660g
Diameter 23.60mm
Reverse Designer G. Kruger Gray
Obverse Designer T. Humphrey Paget
Specification Value
Year 1939
Shape Round
Country Of Origin United Kingdom

George VI Shilling, Scottish Lion

Specification Value
Alloy .500 Silver
Weight 5.660g
Diameter 23.60mm
Reverse Designer G. Kruger Gray
Obverse Designer T. Humphrey Paget
Specification Value
Year 1939
Shape Round
Country Of Origin United Kingdom

George VI Sixpence

Specification Value
Alloy .500 Silver
Weight 2.830g
Diameter 19.41mm
Reverse Designer G. Kruger Gray
Obverse Designer T. Humphrey Paget
Specification Value
Year 1939
Country Of Origin United Kingdom

George VI Threepence

Specification Value
Alloy Nickel Brass
Weight 6.800g
Diameter 21.74mm
Reverse Designer Frances Madge Kitchener
Obverse Designer T. Humphrey Paget
Specification Value
Year 1939
Shape Round
Country Of Origin United Kingdom

George VI Penny

Specification Value
Alloy Bronze
Weight 9.450g
Diameter 30.86mm
Reverse Designer Charles Walter Coombes
Obverse Designer T. Humphrey Paget
Specification Value
Year 1939
Shape Round
Country Of Origin United Kingdom

George VI Halfpenny

Specification Value
Alloy Bronze
Weight 5.670g
Diameter 25.48mm
Reverse Designer T. Humphrey Paget
Obverse Designer T. Humphrey Paget
Specification Value
Year 1939
Shape Round
Country Of Origin United Kingdom

George VI Farthing

Specification Value
Alloy Bronze
Weight 2.830g
Diameter 20.19mm
Reverse Designer H. Wilson Parker
Obverse Designer T. Humphrey Paget
Specification Value
Year 1939
Country Of Origin United Kingdom
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