 | Victoria - 1837 - 1901
During the reign of Queen Victoria in excess of one million sixpence were minted each year. To mark the Golden Jubilee in 1887 a new design was made - unfortunately this design was so similar to the half sovereign that many sixpence were gilded and passed off as the more expensive gold coin. To overcome this the words 'SIX PENCE' were reintroduced.
During the reign of Victoria the Potato Famine hit Ireland (1845), Charlotte Bronte published 'Jane Eyre' (1847), the Indian Mutiny began (1857), Edison invented the light bulb (1879), Labour Party founded in UK (1900).
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