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3 Pence - George V
| Issuer | New Guinea |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Thickness | 1 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | 19 35 G·R·I· |
| Reverse description | Central round hole is surrounded by a raised square set at 45 degrees, forming a lozenge or diamond shape, with four pointed leaf-like projections extending from each corner to create a stylised star motif. The entire central device is set within a plain field. The circumferential legend, separated from the field by a continuous border of raised denticles, reads 'TERRITORY·OF·NEW·GUINEA' in the upper arc and '3·PENCE·1935·' in the lower arc. |
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New Guinea's coinage was administered under Australian mandate following Germany's expulsion from the territory after World War I, and this threepence belongs to a remarkably short series — just a handful of denominations struck across a narrow window of years for a territory that would cease to exist as a distinct issuing entity with the Japanese invasion in 1942. The entire coinage run is now collected as a complete set, and the 1935 issue represents one of the later dates before production effectively wound down.