1940 AD., United Kingdom, George VI, Royal Mint (London), 3 Pence, KM 848.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, George VI, engravers: Thomas Humphrey Paget (obverse) and George Kruger Gray (reverse), Royal Mint, Tower Hill Site, London, Great Britain (1809-1967), 1940 AD.,
3 Pence (ø 16 mm / 1,39 g), 0.500 silver, 1,41 g theor. mint weight, mintage 7.914.000 , axis medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge,
Obv.: GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX / HP , (George VI Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Rex), his head facing left, engraver´s initials below trucation.
Rev.: FID: DEF: IND: IMP / 19 - 40 / K·G / THREE · PENCE , (Fidei Defensor Indiae Imperator), quartered shield on top of rose, dividing date, legend above, engraver´s initials and value in words below.
KM 848 ; Spink 4985 .

Date / Mintage / Details
1937 8,148,000
1937 4 Matte Proof
1937 26,000 Proof
1938 6,402,000
1938 Proof
1939 1,356,000
1939 Proof
1940 7.914.000
1940 Proof
1941 7,979,000
1941 Proof
1942 4,144,000 for colonial use only
1942 Proof
1943 1,379,000 for colonial use only
1943 Proof
1944 2,005,999 for colonial use only
1944 Proof
1945 320,000 issue melted, only one known