1963 BRITISH LUCKY WEDDING SIXPENCE Keepsake Coin, Organza Pouch + Floral Card

Description

" 1963 "
British
Lucky
Wedding Sixpence Coin
For Luck & Prosperity on Your Wedding Day
Circulated-Good Condition
Silver Color - May have Some Gold Toning (Age)
(None of the sixpence issued during the reign of Queen Elizabeth ll  1953-1967 have any silver content)
Something Old,
Something New,
Something Borrowed,
Something Blue...
And a Lucky Sixpence for your Shoe.
(Front)
*
Something Old: represents the link back to the bride's family and her old life.
*Something New: signifies the couple beginning a new life together as well as good fortune and success.
*Something Borrowed: reminds the bride that family and friends will always be there. It also passes on good luck.
*Something Blue: symbolizes fidelity,love,loyalty and purity.
*And a Lucky Sixpence for Your Shoe: this is a good luck charm that signifies love,wealth and good luck within the couples married life together.
Includes:
Genuine British Sixpence, Silver Heart  Organza pouch,
Floral Presentation Card !
* Heart Pouch 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" (White Drawstring)
Peel & Stick Gold CONGRATULATIONS Label
* 2" x 3 1/2" (Business card size)
PLEASE NOTE:
Sixpence in Photo may have different date * YOU WILL RECEIVE SIXPENCE DATED IN LISTING .
A centuries old English tradition states that a bride would have good luck all during her married life if she wore a Sixpence during the wedding ceremony . . .
The sixpence is an English coin that was minted beginning in 1558 and continued until 1967. Sixpence are no longer minted in England and are becoming rare.
Formerly used in England and Ireland. The sixpence has found its way into popular culture.
According to tradition, during the early 1600's the Lord of the Manor presented a sixpence to the bride as a wedding gift.
During the 1700's The sixpence was given to the bride from her father and placed in her left shoe. He did this to wish her all the blessings a father can give to his daughter.
It was to symbolize good health for the couple as well as great wealth. Most important is was to ensure his daughter happiness. It is then typically pass down from generation to generation in a family.
Toward the end of the seventeenth century, it also became the custom for the bride's parents to give the sixpence as a dowry gift to the groom
Today the Wedding Sixpence is given to the bride from many sources. It is a popular bridal shower gift, a lovely gift from the bride's father, and is also a keepsake and family heirloom handed down from mother to daughter or father to daughter.
Today brides throughout the British Isles, the U.S. and other countries world wide, still place a sixpence in their left shoe for good luck.
Family Traditions.
A bridal sixpence can be placed in the wedding album after the wedding and kept intact to be passed down for daughters and/or daughters-in-law to wear on their own special wedding day.
Special Dates
Many brides choose a sixpence minted in there year birth or that of a parent or grandparent's birth,wedding anniversary or some other important family occasion as a special tribute to that Friend or Family Member.
Front: Image of Queen Elizabeth ll
/ Queen Elizabeth II has reigned longer than any other British monarch other than Queen Victoria. She was very involved in the marriage of her grandson Prince William to Kate Middleton, who had the customary sixpence coin in her left shoe on her wedding day.
Back: Date & thistle /
The thistle is the national flower of Scotland.
According to legend in the 1200's the Danes from Norway attempted to invade Scotland. Hiding under the cover of darkness their raid upon sleeping defenders was stopped when a barefoot raider stepped on a thistle and howled out in pain, alerting the defenders who drove the Danes away.  The back of the last sixpence features a garland of roses, thistle, shamrock (three leaf clover), and leek. The words "Fid Def" are also on the back of the sixpence. This is Latin for fidei desfensor, or defender of the faith.
Lucky Sixpence ! A Treasure to be saved for future generations
Genuine British Sixpence * Over 50 (Fifty) Years in Age !
Great Gift for:
Births
Birthday
Graduation
Anniversary
Engagement
Wedding Party
Family members
Used as a good luck charm by Royal Air Force Aircrew. Sewn behind their wings or brevets, dating back to the Second World War.
The Groom can carry a Sixpence in His pocket or Shoe.
Musicians use them as a Lucky Guitar Pick.
Good Luck Coin-Keepsake.