| Issuer | South Africa |
| Year | 1937-1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 3 Pence (1⁄80) |
| Currency | Pound (1825-1961) |
| Composition | Silver (.800) |
| Weight | 1.414 g |
| Dimensions | 16.3 mm |
| Thickness | 0.99 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Thomas Humphrey Paget Reverse: George Kruger Gray |
| In circulation to | 31 March 1961 |
| Reference(s) | KM#26, Hern#S136-146 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of George VI, King of United Kingdom, Great Britain, Northern Ireland and other dominions of Commonwealth from 1936 to 1952 |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI REX IMPERATOR HP |
| Reverse description | A Protea, a flower native to South Africa, surrounded with 3 lines |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | SOUTH·AFRICA·1937·SUID·AFRIKA K G 3D. |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1937 - Hern#S136 - 3 576 175 1937 - Hern#S136; Proof - 116 1938 - Hern#S137 - 2 394 345 1938 - Hern#S137; Proof - 44 1939 - Hern#S138 - 3 223 710 1939 - Hern#S138; Proof - 30 1940 - Hern#S139 - 4 886 545 1941 - Hern#S140 - 8 967 591 1942 - Hern#S141 - 8 055 784 1943 - Hern#S142 - 14 828 046 1943 - Hern#S142; Proof - 104 1944 - Hern#S143 - 3 331 170 1944 - Hern#S143; Proof - 150 1945 - Hern#S114; 1943/5 overdate - 1945 - Hern#S144 - 4 094 624 1945 - Hern#S144; Proof - 150 1946 - Hern#S145 - 2 218 805 1946 - Hern#S145; Proof - 150 1947 - Hern#S146 - 1 130 093 1947 - Hern#S146; Proof - 2 600 |
| Catalog ID | 5704948240 |
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