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

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