Description
1943 D Australia 3 Pence MS 65 Coin
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The Australian threepence (3d) was part of the pre-decimal coinage and was minted from 1910 until decimalisation in 1964 (with gaps in some years)
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For 1943, it was struck in sterling silver (92.5% silver, 7.5% copper)
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Weight: about 1.41 g
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Diameter: 16.0 mm
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Edge: plain
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Obverse: portrait of King George VI (by Thomas H. Paget)
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Reverse: three stalks of wheat tied with a ribbon, with “AUSTRALIA” above and “THREE PENCE” below; the date is split on either side of the wheat stalks
Varieties & Mint Marks
During World War II, Australia outsourced some coin production to U.S. mints, so there are versions from:
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Melbourne (no mint mark) — the “standard” Australian issue
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Denver (D mint mark) — minted in the U.S. for Australia; D appears below the date on the reverse
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San Francisco (S mint mark) — similarly produced for Australia; S appears below the date on the reverse
