Green’s Dictionary of Slang

sprarzer n.

a sixpence.

1901		Sporting Times 20 Apr. 1/4: He’d withdrawn [...] from the trusting maiden’s purse two half-Jimmies and a ‘sprarzer’.
1912		E. Pugh City Of The World 269: I’ve known fair topping daddies at the plant – no kid! I’ve known fair topping daddies at the plant – no kid! [...] and not a sprarzy to their monnickers at the finish.
1916		Yorks Eve. Post 16 Oct. 5/4: In the ranks, you more often hear of ‘Jose-Annas’ (sixpences) and ‘deeners’ (shillings) than of ‘nickers’ (pound notes) or ‘half-nickers (10s. notes).
1923		Advertiser (Adelaide) 20 Oct. 20/9: Sixpence was also known as [a] ‘sprazzy’ or ‘sprat’.
1931		E. Blair ‘Hop-Picking Diary’ 19 Sept.–8 Oct. in Complete Works X (1998) 231: Sprowsie, a . . . a sixpence.
1931		‘Eng. Und. Sl.’ in Variety 8 Apr. n.p.: Sprat or sprazzy—Sixpence.
1933		Derby Dly Teleg. 7 Aug. 6/3: Professional thieves use such words as [...] sprazey [...] half a tosh [...] Oxford (five shillings), oncer (sovereign).
1934		P. Allingham Cheapjack 38: ‘But you can’t get sprasers ’ere’. [...] later I found out a lot more about this language. A penny is a ‘clod,’ and ‘sprasy’ means sixpence.
1935		Thieves Slang ms list from District Police Training Centre, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwicks 10: Spras: Sixpence.
1941		V. Davis Phenomena in Crime 253: Dieners. Shillings. Sixpence and three-penny bit called ‘sprats’ and sprazis.
1950		P. Tempest Lag’s Lex. 195: sparsie. Sixpence.
1969		S.T. Kendall Up the Frog 41: Sprazey Anna – Tanner.