A sixpence is a small silver coin which was used in Britain before the decimal money system was introduced in 1971. It was the equivalent of 2.5 pence.
[British]
sixpence in British English
(ˈsɪkspəns)
noun
a small British cupronickel coin with a face value of six pennies, worth 21⁄2 (new) pence, not minted since 1970
sixpence in American English
(sɪkspəns)
noun
1. British
the sum of six (old) pennies
2.
a former British coin equal to this sum
Examples of 'sixpence' in a sentence
sixpence
My wages were four shillings and sixpence per week.
Max Arthur Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who WereThere (2006)
It cost something like sixpence to get in.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I used to get twelve shillings and sixpence a week.
Max Arthur Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who WereThere (2006)
You'd pay sixpence to have the picture taken, then the next week you picked up the proof.
Max Arthur Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who WereThere (2006)
They each got a bowl of uncooked rice and a sixpence, I remember enjoying putting the sixpence in their bowl.
Gifford, Zerbanoo The Golden Thread - Asian experiences of post-Raj Britain (1990)