🪙 About the 1964 UK Sixpence

The sixpence, affectionately called the “tanner,” was once a familiar and much-loved coin in British currency. The 1964 issue bears the refined early portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and a reverse design celebrating the four nations of the United Kingdom through floral emblems.

Specifications:

• Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II

• Composition: Cupronickel

• Weight: 2.83 grams

• Diameter: 19.3 mm

• Edge: Milled

• Obverse: Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, inscription: +ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F.D.

• Reverse: Crowned floral emblems — rose (England), thistle (Scotland), shamrock (Ireland), and leek (Wales)

• Minted by: The Royal Mint

🕰 Historical Insight

1964 marked the tail end of the sixpence’s regular circulation before the full transition to decimal coinage. Britain was balancing its rich traditions with growing modernization, and coins like this one reflected both continuity and national pride.

🧭 Collecting Note

Sourced from your eBay bulk lot, this sixpence enriches your collection with a piece of tangible mid-20th-century British life. It belongs both in the Queen Elizabeth II category and the Flora category, thanks to the beautiful botanical design featured on its reverse.