Description
British Empire, Australia, King George VI (1936-1952 AD), Silver Shilling (5.69g, 24mm), 1940, Melbourne mint. Obverse: Bare head of King George VI facing to the left, engraver’s initials “HP” (Thomas Humphrey Paget) below, legend surrounds, “GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR: OMN: REX F:D: IND: IMP.”. Reverse: Merino Ram facing to the left, star either side, denomination and date surrounds below, country surrounds above. KM-39. Few minor surface hairlines, otherwise and imposing shilling, near Mint State.
The Obverse Latin legend reads “Geōrgius Sextus, Deī Grātiā, Britanniārum Omnium Rēx, Fideī Dēfēnsor, Indiae Imperātor”, with an English translation of “George the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of all the British People, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India”.