| Issuer | South Africa |
| Year | 1925-1930 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 3 Pence (1⁄80) |
| Currency | Pound (1825-1961) |
| Composition | Silver (.800) |
| Weight | 1.414 g |
| Dimensions | 16.3 mm |
| Thickness | 0.99 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Edgar Bertram MacKennal Reverse: George Kruger Gray |
| In circulation to | 31 March 1961 |
| Reference(s) | KM#15.1, Hern#S124-129 |
| Obverse description | Crowned portrait facing left. Lettering around outside |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GEORGIUS V REX IMPERATOR B.M. |
| Reverse description | A Protea, a flower native to South Africa, surrounded with 3 lines |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | SOUTH AFRICA·1926·ZUID AFRIKA K G ·3 PENCE· |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1925 - Hern#S124 (mintage includes KM#15a,Hern#S123) - 357 584 1926 - Hern#S125 - 1 572 059 1926 - Hern#S125; Proof - 16 1927 - Hern#S126 - 2 284 964 1928 - Hern#S127 - 919 390 1929 - Hern#S128 - 1 947 895 1930 - Hern#S129 - 980 718 1930 - Hern#S129; Proof - 14 |
| Catalog ID | 9159210390 |
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