? The 1947 Threepence was struck by the Melbourne Mint with a total mintage of 4,176,000. It was the first year that the threepence was issued with a lower than sterling silver content. The reduction from 92.5% silver to 50% silver had occurred due to record highs in the prices of silver. In addition to reducing the profitability of minting there were fears that the value of silver contained within the threepence could become less than the face value, leading people to melt their coins ...
? This Hong Kong ten cent obverse features the Percy Metcalfe effigy of King George VI along with the legend GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA. The reverse has the legend HONG KONG TEN CENTS with an inner circle containing Chinese characters depicting the date, denomination and country of origin. This 1937 ten cent effigy on the obverse only intruded into the legend by half whereas the 1938 ten cent effigy of King George VI had a larger image and the top of the crown almost touches the edge ...
? The penny switched over to the Kruger Gray, or Kangaroo reverse in 1937, though no business strikes were issued until 1938, and continued with the design until 1952. The design features a Kangaroo jumping to the left with AUSTRALIA around the top of the design, PENNY around the bottom, and the year right above that, just behind the Kangaroo's legs. The obverse features an uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND ...
? The wheat stalks design continued into this type, however, after the independence of India in late 1947, IND IMP needed to be omitted from the obverse legend; this did not occur until 1949. The obverse still features an uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left, however, the legend changed to GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX FIDEI DEF. and was used up until the end of George VI's reign in 1952.The series is relatively easy to complete, however, the 1949 and 1950 are quite underrated ...
? The half penny switched over to the Kruger Gray, or Kangaroo reverse in 1939 and continued with the design until 1952. The reverse design features a Kangaroo jumping to the right with AUSTRALIA around the top of the design, HALF PENNY around the bottom and the year right above that, just behind the Kangaroo's legs. The obverse features an uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP and was used up until ...