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1 Dollar - George III Pattern
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1798 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
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| Reverse lettering | M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E • .17 98. (Translation: King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg Arch Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire) |
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| Mint | Royal Mint, London |
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This pattern was produced at the Royal Mint in response to a severe shortage of Spanish dollars circulating in British colonial territories, particularly in the Caribbean. Rather than relying indefinitely on countermarked foreign coinage, the Crown explored purpose-struck alternatives. The 1798 patterns represent one of several exploratory strikes that preceded the Bank of England's 1804 dollar — itself a restruck Spanish piece — meaning this white metal trial was part of a design and policy deliberation that ultimately concluded against a fully original British dollar for another decade.