Threepence coin values - Australia

Australia

threepence

1910 to 1964

Values, images, and specifications for Australian

three pence coins from 1910 to 1964.

The first Australian

threepence was minted

in 1910.

The threepence ran until

1964, when Australia

stopped minting pre-decimal

coins in preparation for

decimilisation in 1966.

The Australian threepence obverse features the

United Kingdom monarch of the time.

The 'Coat of Arms' reverse was used in earlier years,

(1910 to 1936), prior to the introduction of the

'wheat' reverse in 1938. (1938 to 1964).

The official legal tender of Australia before

1910 was United Kingdom currency.

3 pennies = 1 threepence

= 1/4 of a shilling = 1/80 of a pound

Dates not minted: 1913, 1929 to 1933,

1937, 1945, 1946