Summary
Australia
Shilling 1944 (AD)
Mint: Melbourne
Physical Description
A silver coin (23.5 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ; below bust in small lettering the artist's initials H.P.. The reverse features a ram's head facing three-quarters left; around above, AUSTRALIA, around below between two Federation stars, SHILLING . 1943. The artist's initials, KG is in the field above the star on the right.
Obverse Description
Bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: The artis's initials H.P. in the field below the back of the neck.
Reverse Description
Ram's head facing three-quarters left; around above, AUSTRALIA, around below between two Federation stars, SHILLING . 1944. The artist's initials, KG is in the field above the star on the right.
Edge Description
Milled
Significance
See sup file for suggestion from Treasury that overtime could be dropped at this time
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1944 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Artist
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Artist
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Inscriptions
Obverse: GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F:D: IND: IMP Reverse: AUSTRALIA SHILLING 1944 KG
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Silver
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
23.5 mm (Outside Diameter), 5.667 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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Keywords
Farm Animals, Sheep, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945