1 / 4

Australia 3 pence coin 1948 60 AED

Name: Australia 3 pence coin 1948 60 AED
Price: 60 AED
Availability: InStock

AED 60

tarek

4.4

582 items live

Item Details

Age

Brand New

Condition

Almost no noticeable problems or flaws

Usage

Still in original packaging

Posted on: 25th February 2026

Description

📌 Basic Specifications
• Denomination: 3 Pence (Threepence)
• Year: 1948
• Composition: 50% Silver (post-1945 reduced silver content)
• Weight: 1.41 grams
• Diameter: 16 mm
• Edge: Reeded

⸻

🪙 Design Details

Obverse:
• Portrait of King George VI
• Inscription: GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:
(George VI, by the Grace of $%&, King)

Reverse:
• Crowned numeral “3”
• Wheat stalks on both sides
• Date 1948

⸻

🏷️ Grade – VF 20 (Very Fine)
• Moderate circulation wear
• Main details clear
• Some flatness on high points
• Nice collectible example for type set

⸻

💰 Approximate Market Value (VF 20)
• Silver melt value: very low (small silver content)
• Collector value: about 3 – 8 USD
• In UAE Dirhams: approx. 11 – 30 AED

Not rare — common date.

⸻

📊 Mintage (1948)
• Over 28 million struck
• First year after Australia reduced silver purity to 50%