1938 Threepence George VI Nickel Brass Coin

Add a 1938 UK nickel-brass Threepence to your collection, one of 14,532,332 of these 3d coins issued by the Royal Mint in this year.

These twelve-sided coins were struck in nickel-brass and issued for general circulation, showing the uncrowned portrait of King George VI by Humphrey Paget on the obverse. The reverse features Frances Madge Kitchener's distinctive, Art Deco, thrift plant design.

• In 1938, with tensions rising across Europe, Britain was on the brink of the Second World War
• These brass coins were issued for circulation alongside the 1938 Silver Threepence

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