Elizabeth II threepence
The Royal Mint
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1964
Materials
Brass
Measurements
2.5 mm (Depth); 20 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997159.9.13
Summary
Elizabeth II twelve sided brass threepence coin, dated 1964
Full description
Elizabeth II twelve sided brass threepence coin. The obverse has a right facing head and shoulders of the first portrait of Elizabeth. Around the edge is ‘ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRATIA.REGINA.F:D:’ The reverse has a portcullis with chains and surmounted by a coronet. On the left edge is ‘THREE’ and on the right edge ‘PENCE’. At the bottom is ‘1964'
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009
Makers and roles
The Royal Mint, minter