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3 Pence - George VI
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 1937-1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bare head effigy of King George VI, executed in high relief after the model by Thomas Humphrey Paget, whose initials 'HP' appear below the truncation. The encircling legend reads GEORGIVS VI REX IMPERATOR, with the inscription in raised Latin lettering against a flat field. The portrait is rendered in a restrained, classical style consistent with British Royal Mint practice of the era. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| 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 |
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