George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 …

The Great Seal of the Realm is a seal that is used in the United Kingdom to symbolise the sovereign's approval of state documents. It is also known as the Great Seal of the United …

Though royal symbols (including, most notably, the coat of arms, royal standards and great seals) differ among the 15 Commonwealth realms, as they are separate monarchies, the one …

George VI’s seal first appears on the obverse face of the Government of Barbados 1938-1949 Currency Note Issues printed by Bradbury Wilkinson. Later it appears on the reverse face of …

Since Confederation in 1867, official Canadian seals have depicted five reigning monarchs – Victoria I, Edward VII, George V, George VI, and Elizabeth II. Much like currency changes with …

Second Seal - 1948 to 1953 - 6.2" The second seal is identical to the first seal with the exception that 'FD IND IMP' is changed to 'FIDEI DEF' in 1948 with the independence of India.

The King George VI seal had a rather peculiar history. On the accession of King George VI the Royal Mint provided a new seal in 1939. The Seal incorporated the Royal Arms, a version of …

The Royal cypher of George VI, being the gilding metal script letters "GR" with the Roman numeral 'VI' between the upper parts of the letters. Captioned: "George VI". Two screw posts …

George VI (14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952), King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death. The first seal, …

The creation of a new Great Seal of the Realm has, historically, been documented in the Annual Reports of the Royal Mint, which are available in our online library. Read more about the …