Vintage best Clown Tanner Bank Sixpence Money Bank Vintage Money Box Vintage Savings Vintage Cash Box Pre Decimalization

A Vintage Clown Tanner Bank / Sixpence Money Bank / Vintage Money Box / Vintage Savings / Vintage Cash Box / Vintage Clown Head / Pre Decimalisation

The best tanner bank is in the style of a clowns head with a hole to save your money at the top.

He measures 3 1/2 inches from back to nose, 3 3/4 inches from ear to ear and 4 inches high

The condition is good and there are no chips or cracks although there is a small hairlines on the brow and there is no sign of any crazing.

He is nice and clean and in good condition and overall he is in fine fettle for the age.

He would be a super addition to any collection, excellent display or practical piece, or authentic period prop.

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The sixpence (6d), sometimes known as a tanner or sixpenny bit, was a coin worth one-fortieth of a pound sterling, or six pence. It was first minted in the reign of Edward VI and circulated until 1980. Following decimalisation in 1970 it had a value of 2½ new pence. The coin was made from silver from its introduction in 1551 to 1947, and thereafter in cupronickel.

Prior to Decimal Day in 1971 there were 240 pence in one pound sterling. Twelve pence made a shilling, and twenty shillings made a pound. Values less than a pound were usually written in shillings and pence, e.g. 42 pence would be three shillings and six pence (3/6), often pronounced "three and six". Values of less than a shilling were simply written in terms of pence, e.g. eight pence would be 8d.