The George V threepence series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features the Coat of Arms with 'Advance Australia' across the scroll, 'THREEPENCE' up the top and the year of issue down the bottom. The
Obverse
The heads side of the coin
obverse features the crowned bust of King George V facing to the left and the
Legend
The inscription around the inner edge of the coin
legend, 'GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT : OMN : REX F. D. IND : IMP' ('George V, by the grace of god, Ruler and King of Britain, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India').
Like most George V series, this a very popular series to collect. In lower grade, all dates can be acquired at reasonable expense excluding the 1922/1 overdate threepence (
Learn more about the 1922/21 Overdate Threepence). Type set collectors of
Mint state
A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
mint state pieces would do well aiming for the 1918-M (
Learn more about the 1918-M Threepence), 1921-M (
Learn more about the 1921-M Threepence), 1934 (
Learn more about the 1934 Threepence), 1935 (
Learn more about the 1935 Threepence) and 1936 (
Learn more about the 1936 Threepence) for good strikes and value.
This series was struck at the London, Sydney and Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mints. From 1911 to 1915 the London
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint struck the threepence. From 1916 to 1924 the Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint struck threepence bearing the
Mintmark
A marking, usually a letter or dot that signifies which mint struck a particular coin
mintmark 'M' under the date from 1916 to 1921. From 1924 to 1926 the Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint in conjunction with the Sydney
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint struck threepence and the rest of the series was struck by the Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint.
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