29 Nov England Cufflinks
English Sixpence Coin Cufflinks
English coin cufflinks made using genuine sixpence coins are a distinctive way to wear a piece of British history. Sixpence designs can feature Queen Elizabeth II or the classic reverse side, depending on the product shown.
Sixpence coins have a long association with luck and weddings, including the traditional rhyme ending with “a sixpence in her shoe”. This makes English sixpence cufflinks particularly suited to wedding gifts, birthdays, anniversaries and collectors.
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History of the Sixpence
The sixpence, known colloquially as the tanner or half-shilling, was a British pre-decimal coin worth six old pence, or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
The first English sixpences were struck during the reign of Edward VI in 1551. The denomination continued for centuries before decimalisation in 1971. The last sixpence issued for general circulation was dated 1967, with a proof version produced for the 1970 farewell proof set.
Sixpences also became associated with Christmas puddings, where finding the coin was traditionally considered lucky.
They are especially well known as a wedding good-luck charm through the rhyme: “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a sixpence in her shoe.”