1 Shilling - George VI
Australia • 1 Shilling • Silver (.500) • 1946–1948
- Denomination
- 1 Shilling
- Issuer
- Australia
- Struck
- 1946–1948
- Composition
- Silver (.500)
- Currency
- Pound
- Weight
- 5.65 g
- Diameter
- 23.5 mm
- Catalog refs
- KM 39a
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Where it came from
The 1946 Australian shilling was minted during the final years of King George VI’s reign, a period marked by the transition from wartime economy to post-war reconstruction. As Australia moved away from the emergency measures of World War II, the Royal Australian Mint—under the authority of the Commonwealth—continued to produce these silver coins, which remained a staple of the pre-decimal currency system used across the nation.
The coin features the classic portrait of George VI by T.H. Paget on the obverse and the iconic Australian coat of arms on the reverse, a design by George Kruger Gray that emphasizes the heraldic symbols of the Commonwealth. While these coins were struck in significant numbers to meet domestic circulation demands, the 1946 issue is particularly noted by numismatists for its high silver content and its role as a tangible artifact of the early post-war era in Australia.
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