3 Pence - George VI (without "IND:IMP")
Australia • 3 Pence • Silver (.500) • 1949–1952
- Denomination
- 3 Pence
- Issuer
- Australia
- Struck
- 1949–1952
- Composition
- Silver (.500)
- Currency
- Pound
- Weight
- 1.41 g
- Diameter
- 16 mm
- Catalog refs
- KM 44 · Schön 31
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Where it came from
The Australian threepence minted in 1949 represents a transitional period in the nation's numismatic history. Following the independence of India in 1947, King George VI began the process of removing the title 'IND:IMP' (Emperor of India) from his imperial coinage. This 1949 issue is notable for being one of the earlier examples of this truncated obverse legend, reflecting the shifting political landscape of the British Commonwealth in the post-war era.
The coin features the classic Australian wheat stalk design on the reverse, a motif introduced in 1937 by George Kruger Gray. His design was intended to symbolize Australia's agricultural prosperity and remained a staple of the circulating silver coinage for decades. The obverse depicts the portrait of King George VI by T. Humphrey Paget, which was standard across the British Empire. These coins were produced in .500 fine silver, a composition adopted by Australia in 1946 to replace the previous .925 sterling silver standard.
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