The 1824 Sixpence obverse features the armored laureate bust of King George III facing right, with the surrounding legend: 'GEORGIVS-III-DEI-GRATIA.'. The UK 1824 Sixpence shows a cruciform of shields representing George III's regal claims, with crowns in the fields, an abbreviated surrounding legend, and date below.. The sixpence (6d), sometimes known as a tanner or sixpenny bit, is a coin that was worth six pence, equivalent to one-fortieth of a pound sterling, or half of a shilling.