Description
British Empire, Australia, King George V (1910-1936 AD), Silver Threepence (1.34g, 16mm), 1922/21 Overdate, Royal mint, Melbourne branch. Obverse: Crowned bust of King George V facing to the left, wearing coronation robes, engraver’s initials “B.M.” (Edgar Bertram Mackennal) on truncation in relief, legend surrounds, “GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:”. Reverse: Coat of Arms of Australia, date below, denomination surrounds above. KM-24. An infamous rarity of the Australian Pre-Decimal series, in typically worn condition although with a clear overdate and with nice rims and clear legend each side, some hairlines mostly to reverse, details Fair.
The obverse Latin legend reads “Geōrgius Quīntus, Deī Grātiā, Britanniārum Omnium Rēx, Fideī Dēfēnsor, Indiae Imperātor”, with an English translation of “George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, King of all the British People, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India”.