threepenny bit

British  

/ ˈθrʌpnɪ-, ˈθrɛp-, -ənɪ /

noun

1. a twelve-sided British coin of nickel-brass, valued at three old pence, obsolete since 1971

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threepenny bit

The paper's lead story says the £1 coin is to be scrapped in favour of a new design "shaped like an old threepenny bit".

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2014

I especially loved the threepenny bit for its dodecagonal - 12-sided - weirdness, its brass and nickel sallow yellow gleam and the crowned portcullis on its back.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2010

Here's a threepenny bit and a sixpence and two pennies.

From Jill's Red Bag by Amy Le Feuvre

I dare say that not a single soul in the world got the comfort of as much as a recovered threepenny bit out of the estate.

From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad

But after breakfast they started at once, Dick's jacket pockets stuffed full of provisions and the threepenny bit jingling merrily against Paddy's half-crown.

From Dick Lionheart by Mary Rowles Jarvis