Australian 1949 Threepence

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Thomas Humphrey Paget, designer obverse
13 August 1893 – May 1974

George Kruger Gray, designer reverse

Australian 1949 Threepence
1949
silver
Place made
Melbourne
Medium
silver
Credit line
Gift of S V Hagley,1955
Accession number
NC00390
Signature and date
Obverse Description: Bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D :G: BR: OMN: REX FIDEI DEF. ; below bust in small lettering the artist's initials H.P. Reverse Description: Three ears of wheat held by a curved ribbon. Around above, AUSTRALIA; around below divided into two by the stalks of the wheat, THREE PENCE, above, across the middle of the coin the date divided into two by the ears, 1949. The artist's initials tucked into the first and last bends in the ribbon K G.
Media category
Coin
Collection area
Australian decorative arts and design