1/4 Guinea - George I

€13,086.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1718
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Guinea (21⁄80)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionGold (.9167)
Weight2.1 g
Dimensions16 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Obverse: John Croker
Reverse: Johann Ochs
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#555, Sp#3638
Obverse descriptionLaureate portrait of King George I right, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGIVS·D:G·M·BR·FR:ET:HIB·REX·F·D·
(Translation: George by the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith (Georgius Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae Franciae Et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor))
Reverse descriptionCrowned cruciform shields around central Garter star with sceptres bearing national emblems in angles, divided date above, legend around.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBRVN ET·L·DVX S·I·R·A·TH ET·EL ·17 18·
(Translation: Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch Treasurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1718  - -
Catalog ID7673447020
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