Is This Three Pence From Down-Under?

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ratio411 Pillar of the Community United States 1208 Posts	Posted 06/24/2008 5:13 pm I assumed this was an Aussie coin... But after poking around this forum for the first time ever, it doesn't look like the Three pence around here. I guess that only leaves Great Britain... ? Why would this coin not be labeled as to country of origin? Was it considered 'legal tender' three pence in any commonwealth country? In other words: Would this three pence have circulated legally in Australia? Just curious. -GO Edited by ratio411 06/24/2008 5:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16852 Posts	Posted 06/24/2008 7:13 pm Quote: I guess that only leaves Great Britain... ? Yep. Quote: Why would this coin not be labeled as to country of origin? For most European monarchies, the monarch's portrait and titles, coat of arms, or monogram was considered sufficient label enough. The attitude seems to have been, "If you didn't know where George V (for example) was king of, you weren't worthy to use his coins." Besides, the country of origin is indicated: "BRITT OMN" (Abbreviated Latin for "All the Britons"), the realm the coin was struck for. Things only got confusing when the colonies started making their own coinage with the same titles. Quote: Was it considered 'legal tender' three pence in any commonwealth country? In other words: Would this three pence have circulated legally in Australia? Just curious. Depends on the country. In Australia, for example, British coins were formally withdrawn sometime in the 1920's. So this particular coin would never have been "legal tender" in Australia. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Spedward Pillar of the Community Australia 839 Posts	Posted 06/25/2008 03:19 am Yes this is Great Britan, It's obverse has the same writing as Australian Pre-Decs, that portrait of George V is on classic Australian stamps, but the Portrait of him with a Crown on is for coins Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 06/29/2008 06:34 am Nope it's from up-over :P Report this Post to the Staff
iconcoins Valued Member Australia 52 Posts	Posted 07/13/2008 05:15 am Coins from Great Britain and other countries circulated freely up until decimalisation of the Australian currency whether or not they were 'legal tender' did not really matter as they were rarely or forcefully withdrawn from general circulation. Amateur collectors were in heaven as all sorts of coins was on our door-steps and in our change. As a paper-boy that is how I started my collection all those years ago. regards Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 07/14/2008 5:14 pm Wow!I never knew about that...so what sorts of other currencies were freely available? Report this Post to the Staff
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