2 Shillings - George VI 2 Shillings, IMPERATOR
Features
| Country | South Africa |
|---|---|
| King | George VI (1936-1952) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1937-1947 |
| Value | 2 Shillings = 1/10 Pound (0.1) |
| Currency | Pound (1825-1961) |
| Composition | Silver (.800) |
| Weight | 11.31 g |
| Diameter | 28.7 mm |
| Thickness | 2.32 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 03-31-1961 |
| References |
KM#
29, Standard Catalog of World Coins
Hern#
S250-260 by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Hern's Handbook on South African Coins and Patterns
by Brian Hern (JD Numismatic Corporation) |
Obverse
Kong George VI bare head left
Lettering:
GEORGIVS VI REX IMPERATOR
HP
Translation: George the Sixth King Emperor
Engraver: Thomas Humphrey Paget
Reverse
Quartered shield divides date, legend around, denomination below
Lettering:
SOUTH·AFRICA SUID·AFRIKA
19 37
K G
·2 SHILLINGS·
Edge
Reeded
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 1,495,000 | 15% | Hern#S250 | |||||||||
| 1937 | 116 | 0.5% | Hern#S250; Proof | |||||||||
| 1938 | 214,000 | 4% | Hern#S251 | |||||||||
| 1938 | 44 | 0.3% | Hern#S251; Proof | |||||||||
| 1939 | 279,000 | 6% | Hern#S252 | |||||||||
| 1939 | 30 | 0.3% | Hern#S252; Proof | |||||||||
| 1940 | 2,600,000 | 7.13 | 28% | Hern#S253 | ||||||||
| 1941 | 1,764,000 | 7.38 | 24% | Hern#S254 | ||||||||
| 1942 | 2,847,000 | 5.18 | 29% | Hern#S255 | ||||||||
| 1943 | 3,125,000 | 6.58 | 29% | Hern#S256 | ||||||||
| 1943 | 104 | 0.3% | Hern#S256; Proof | |||||||||
| 1944 | 225,000 | 7% | Hern#S257 | |||||||||
| 1945 | 473,000 | 7% | Hern#S258 | |||||||||
| 1945 | 150 | 0.3% | Hern#S258; Proof | |||||||||
| 1946 | 14,000 | 3% | Hern#S259 | |||||||||
| 1946 | 150 | 0.3% | Hern#S259; Proof | |||||||||
| 1947 | 2,892 | 3% | Hern#S260 | |||||||||
| 1947 | 2,600 | 1.8% | Hern#S260; Proof | |||||||||
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