The 1937 Brass Threepence - George VIThe 12-sided (dodecagonal) 'thruppenny bit' was made from Nickel-Brass and weighed 6.80g (about 5 times heavier than the silver threepence) with diameter 21.74mm. At first the 12-sided coin was unpopular but that changed when it provided an easy way to identify the coin in the blackouts of WWII.
First Issue. SCBC: 4112 (used 1937-1948 when IND IMP was removed). A proof was also issued in 1937. There is a 1937 Silver Threepence.
The Reverse was designed by Francis Madge Kitchener who choose the thrift plant motif to reflect the thrift required around the war years.
The edge is plain.
The Obverse shows the portrait of King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget.Image credit: The Royal Mint
Mintage: 45,708,000 (may include coins in sets)
Proof Mintage: 26,400
Minted at The Royal Mint
Minted in 1937. See Coins and Events of 1937
Monarch/Ruler: George VI (1936-1952)
Category: Three Pence. See more Three Pence coins
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
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 | 1937 to 1952 George VI Brass Threepence Your Choice of Date / Year £ 1.75 |
 | 1937 TO 1952 GEORGE VI BRASS THREE PENCE CHOICE OF YEAR / DATE £ 1.49 |
 | BRASS THREE PENCE GEORGE VI COIN CHOICE OF YEAR 1937 TO 1952 £ 2.09 |
 | 74 Nickel Brass Threepence Coins 1937 - 1967 UK Pre Decimal 3d £ 12.94 |
 | 1937 BRASS THREEPENCE BEEN SILVERED £ 3.30 |
 | Threepence 1937 -1952 George VI Brass Choose your Dates £ 1.49 |
 | THREE PENCE WHITMAN COIN FOLDERS CHOICE OF FOLDERS £ 11.99 |
 | 36x George VI Brass Threepence Coins 1937–1952 UK Pre Decimal 3d Lot £ 26.69 |
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