Summary

Australia
Threepence 1951 PL
Mint: Royal Mint London

This was the first use of the mint mark PL for London since it was a part of the Roman Empire.

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 FIDEI DEF.; 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, 1951. The artist's initials tucked into the first and last folds in the ribbon K G. The letters of the mint mark PL are tucked into the second and third folds in the ribbon.

Obverse Description

Bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D :G: BR: OMN: REX FIDEI DEF. ; 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, 1951. The artist's initials tucked into the first and last folds in the ribbon K G. The letters of the mint mark PL are tucked into the second and third folds in the ribbon.

Edge Description

Plain

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