Early 18th Century
In the reign of Queen Anne (1702–1714), the same basic design was used, with threepences produced in 1703–1710 and 1713. The obverse shows a left-facing bust of the queen, with the inscription while the reverse shows the crowned "3" and (1703–5, 1707), (1706), or (1708–13).
The design continued in the reign of George I, when threepences were produced in 1717, 1721, 1723, and 1727. The obverse shows a right-facing bust of the king, with the inscription while the reverse shows the crowned "3" and .
Unusually, the same young portrait of king George II was used on the threepence throughout his reign (1727–60), despite an older portrait being used on other denominations from 1743. Threepences were produced in 1729, 1731, 1732, 1735, 1737, 1739, 1740, 1743, 1746, and 1760. The obverse shows a left-facing bust of the king, with the inscription while the reverse shows the crowned "3" and .
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