Paul Vincze's initials on a pre-decimal three pence.
Usually when a country, dependency or territory switched from a pre-decimal currency to a decimal one, you found some continuity in the coin design. Guernsey was no exception to this trend. It retained its coat of arms as the common obverse, and you will have noticed that it transferred the Guernsey lily and Guernsey cow designs to the new coinage. Similarly, Ireland transferred some designs from its pre-decimal to its decimal coins, and some African countries did the same.
Interestingly, the reverses of Guernsey's final pre-decimal design series and its first decimal coins (with the exception of the 50 pence) were designed by Royal Mint artist and engraver
Paul Vincze. This can be seen from his initials, P.V., as seen on the three pence, above. Curiously, his initials were not used on the decimal coins.