Great Britain – Wedding Coin – Every Bride Needs One! – As the poem goes: ‘Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a sixpence in her shoe.’ A sixpence is a coin that was minted in Britain for over four centuries and was worth six pennies. So this wedding tradition is definitely English and is believed to have begun in the Victorian era. Each item in the poem represents a good-luck token for the bride. A sixpence in the bride’s shoe represents wealth and financial security. For optimum fortune, the sixpence should be in the left shoe. These days, a dime or a copper penny is sometimes substituted but this is the real deal and every bride should have one.

Portugal – Terra Dos Corte Reais & Ship – 200 Escudos – 2000 – Brilliant Uncirculated Crown

Portugal – Vasco da Gama & Ship – 200 Escudos – 1998 – Brilliant Uncirculated Crown

Portugal – Discovery of Africa & Ship – 200 Escudos – 1998 – Brilliant Uncirculated Crown

Portugal – Discovery of Mozambique & Ships – 200 Escudos – 1998 – Brilliant Uncirculated Crown

Portugal – History of Japan – Fr. Luis Frois – 200 Escudos – 1997 – Brilliant Uncirculated Crown

Kazakhstan – Kurmet Star – 50 Tenge – 2010 – Br. Uncirculated – KM-New

Russia – Jewish Autonomous Region – Oblast Arms – 10 Roubles – 2009 – BU Bimetalic – Y#989