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'Threepence' coin from 1967

Object

Coin

Production date

1967

Object number

1987.190

Physical Description

'Threepence' coin or 'threepenny bit' from 1967. With a face value of three pre-decimal, or 'pounds, shillings & pence', pennies (3d), these brass coins ceased to be legal tender after the 31st of August 1971, nearly seven months after 'Decimal Day'.

Material

metal alloy

Dimension

Diameter: 20mm
Depth: 3mm

On display?

No