Great Britain, Windsor. George VI Brass 3 Pence. Royal Mint, 1937. Thomas Humphrey Paget and Francis Madge Kitchener, die engraver. GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX : F : D : IND : IMP; bare head to left; die engraver's initials below neck truncation / Three-headed 'thrift' plant; denomination above, date below. KM 849; SCBC 4112; Numista 1020. 6.80g, 22mm, 12h.
Near Mint State; some spots to rev., highly lustrous.
From a private European collection.
This denomination was minted to "lessen the enormous weight of bronze coin handled daily by the banks, large business firms and other big users". (Peck 1964, p.513)