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Issued from 1937 onwards, the 12-sided threepence was Britain’s first official non-circular coin, and became known as a ‘thruppenny bit’. During the Second World War, a special auxiliary mint was set up at Pinewood Studios in London in case further bombing brought The Royal Mint’s main facility at Tower Hill to a standstill.

Did You Know?

  • The threepenny piece first appeared as a silver coin in 1551
  • The designer of the 12-sided nickel-brass threepence, Madge Kitchener, picked a thrift plant motif as she felt threepenny pieces represented thrift generally
  • The 12-sided threepence weighed almost five times as much as its silver counterpart
  • Initially unpopular, the coin’s distinctive shape came into its own during the blackouts of war as people could easily find the coin by touch

Specification

Specification Value
Alloy Nickel Brass
Weight 6.80 g
Diameter 21.80mm
Reverse Designer Francis Madge Kitchener
Obverse Designer Thomas Humphrey Paget
Specification Value
Quality Circulating
Year 1944
Condition Minimum of Very Fine
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