3 Pence, South Africa, 1941

Country

South Africa

Year

1941 (1937-1947)

Value

3 Pence = 1/4 Shilling = 1/80 Pound (1/80)

Metal

Silver (.800)

Weight

1.41g

Diameter

16.5 mm

Engraver

Thomas Hugh Paget (obverse)

  George Edward Kruger Gray (reverse)

Shape

Round

Demonetized

Yes

Obverse

Portrait of George VI, King of
  United Kingdom, Great Britain, Northern Ireland and other dominions of
  Commonwealth from 1936 to 1952

Lettering: GEORGIVS VI REX IMPERATOR

Reverse

A Protea, a flower native to
  South Africa, surrounded with 3 lines

Lettering:

  SOUTH·AFRICA·1942·SUID·AFRICA 3D.

Edge

Smooth

Mintage

1937

3,576,000

1937

116(Proof)

1938

44(Proof)

1938

2,394,000

1939

30(Proof)

1939

3,224,000

1940

4,887,000

1941

8,968,000

1942

8,055,999

1943

104 (Proof)

1943

14,827,000

1944

150 (Proof)

1944

3,331,000

1945

150 (Proof)

1945

4,094,000

1946

2,219,000

1946

150 (Proof)

1947

1,127,000

1947

2,600 (Proof)