3 Pence 1924 [Australia]

Name: Монеты 3 Pence 1924 [Australia]
Price: 1500 RUB
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Country: Australia
Shape: Round
Weight: 1.32 g
Mintage: 2,013,999 pcs.
Metal: Silver
Fineness: 925
Designation: Ag
Denomination: 3 pence
Currency unit: Penny
Orientation: Medallic
Artist: obverse: Edgar Bertram MacKennal; reverse: William Henry James Blakemore
Summary: KM# 24
Diameter: 16.1 mm
G: 87 ₽
VF: 376 ₽
XF: 1353 ₽

Reverse
The top features the English inscription 'THREE PENCE'. The central part contains the Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia: a kangaroo and an emu supporting a shield, above which is the 'Commonwealth Star', below it a torse, and beneath the shield the motto 'ADVANCE AUSTRALIA'. Below the coat of arms, framed by heraldic roses, is the mint year '1924'. The edge is decorated with decorative denticles.
Obverse
The central part of the coin features the left-facing profile of King George V of Great Britain. An inscription in Latin runs along the edge: 'GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:', which translates to 'GEORGE V BY THE GRACE OF GOD KING OF ALL BRITAIN, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, EMPEROR OF INDIA'. Below the portrait is a dot. The edge of the coin features decorative raised denticles.