| Issuer | Australia |
| Year | 1938-1945 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Shilling (1/20) |
| Currency | Pound (1788-1966) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 5.65 g |
| Dimensions | 23.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Thomas Humphrey Paget Reverse: George Kruger Gray |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#39 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of King George VI facing left |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX
F:D:IND:IMP.
HP (Translation: George VI by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India) |
| Reverse description | Merino ram |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | AUSTRALIA KG *SHILLING·1940* |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975) Royal Mint, Melbourne, Australia(1872-1969) S United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date) |
| Mintage | 1938 - Circulation - 1 484 000 1938 - Proof - 100 1939 - Circulation - 1 520 000 1939 - Proof - 1940 - Circulation - 760 000 1941 - Circulation - 3 040 000 1942 - Circulation - 1 380 000 1942 S - Circulation - 4 000 000 1943 - Circulation - 2 720 000 1943 S - Circulation - 16 000 000 1944 - Circulation - 14 576 000 1944 S - Circulation - 8 000 000 1945 - Proof - 2 |
| Catalog ID | 3892225100 |
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