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Detailed information about Coin: Threepence 1917 (Circulating) from United Kingdom
| Description | There were two forms of threepence, the currency issue like this piece (with a duller surface), and a special piece for the Maundy Thursday ceremonies - both with numeral 3 on the reverse but the Maundy issues have a proof-like finish. Apart from the surface quality, they are indistinguishable. For the purpose of completeness though, the Maundy coins are listed separately in the Non Circulating Legal Tender (NCLT) section. |
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| Country | United Kingdom | Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) | ||||||
| Face value | 3 (x Penny) | Type | Threepence (Second Design, Sterling) | ||||||
| Year | 1917 | Current | No (demonetised 1971) | ||||||
| Mintage | 21,663,727 (21.7 million) | ||||||||
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| Material | 0.925 Silver | Designer | |||||||
| Monarch | King George V | Effigy | Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head) | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 16 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
| Mass (g) | 1.4100 | ||||||||
| Obverse | Bare head of King George V facing left; below on neck truncation in small letters, the designer's initials B.M. (for Bertram MacKennal); around, GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:. |
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| Obverse inscription | GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: | ||||||||
| Reverse | Within an open oak wreath and below a crown, the numeral 3 dividing the date 1917. |
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| Reverse inscription | 3 1917 | ||||||||
| Edge | Plain | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 813 |
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 4015 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage |
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| Royal Mint Bullion |