Australian 1917 Threepence

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Edgar Bertram MacKennal, designer obverse
Australia/Britain
1863 – 1931

William Henry James Blackmore, designer reverse
England
1871 – 1945

Australian 1917 Threepence
1917
silver
Place made
Melbourne
Medium
silver
Credit line
Purchase
Accession number
NC00362
Signature and date
Obverse Description: Crowned and robed bust of George V facing left; around, GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ; below bust in small lettering the artist's initials B.M. Reverse Description: At centre, simple shield enclosing a cross of Saint George on which are five six-pointed stars, around the outside of which are six small escutcheons, i.e., small shields. The shield is supported by a kangaroo and an emu standing on a grassy mound. Above the shield a crest, the seven-pointed star of Federation on a wreath and on a ribbon at the base the motto ADVANCE AUSTRALIA is inscribed; around above, THREEPENCE; below, between arrow heads, the date, 1916, M under date.
Media category
Coin
Collection area
Australian decorative arts and design