Summary
Australia
Threepence, 1943 D
Mint: Denver
During World War II mints in the United States of America and India were employed to strike Australian coinage.
Physical Description
A silver coin (16 mm diameter with plain 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 three ears of wheat held by a curved ribbon. Around above, AUSTRALIA; around below devided into two by the stalks of the wheat, THREE PENCE, above, across the middle of the coin the date devided into two by the ears, 1943. The artist's initials tucked into the first and last bends in the ribbon K G. The mint mark D is below the right end of the ribbon above the final letter E of PENCE.
Obverse Description
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.
Reverse Description
Three ears of wheat held by a curved ribbon. Around above, AUSTRALIA; around below devided into two by the stalks of the wheat, THREE PENCE, above, across the middle of the coin the date devided into two by the ears, 1943. The artist's initials tucked into the first and last bends in the ribbon K G. The mint mark D is below the right end of the ribbon above the final letter E of PENCE.
Edge Description
Plain
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
1943 AD
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Issued By
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Artist
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Inscriptions
Obverse: GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP. Reverse: THREE PENCE 1943 AUSTRALIA K G D
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Bronze
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Type of item
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Dimensions
16 mm (Outside Diameter), 1.395 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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