The Edward VIII era saw the planned introduction of a new, larger, nickel-brass (79% copper, 20% zinc, 1% nickel) twelve-sided threepence coin. This coin weighed 6.6 grams and the diameter was 21 mm across the sides and 22 mm across the corners.
No threepence coins were minted in 1947, and the mintages of 1946 and 1949 are particularly low; back in the 1960's I never found either in circulation. I am particularly grateful to Martin Platt for the image of an uncirculated 1949 threepence.
Made in denominations of two, three, six, and twelve pence, the obverse showed a hog with the denomination in roman numerals above the animal and the legend "SOMMER ISLANDS" within two circles of beads (the two and threepence coins have only a ...
He smelted the raw ore himself and made his own dies for the minting of copper threepence coins dated either 1737 or 1739. The principal devices were a stag seen in profile on the obverse and either three hammers or a single axe on the reverse.
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