The Royal Mint Starter Coins - 1944 Threepence
Struck at Pinewood Studios
Price: £12.50
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Product code: HIS44THR
- Threepences dated 1944 were solely produced at Pinewood Studios
- Own a unique piece of wartime history
- Housed in a folder detailing the fascinating story behind this coin
- Own an unusual example of one of Britain’s most popular pre-decimal coins
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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 |
