Australian 1962 Threepence

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

George Kruger Gray, designer reverse

Melbourne Mint
1872 – 1931

Australian 1962 Threepence
1962
silver
Place made
Melbourne
Medium
silver
Credit line
Purchased from Melbourne Mint Sept 1963
Accession number
NC00411
Signature and date
Obverse Description: Laureate head of Elizabeth II facing right, around, ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA + The artist's initials M.G. incuse on the bust truncation above the G of GRATIA. 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, 1962. The artist's initials tucked into the first and last folds in the ribbon K G.
Media category
Coin
Collection area
Australian decorative arts and design