1 Guinea - George III Pattern

€13,140.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1761
TypePattern
Value1 Guinea (21/20)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionGold (.9167)
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)Richard Yeo
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn40
Obverse descriptionYoung laureate bust of King George III right, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGIVS·III·DEI·GRATIA·
(Translation: George the Third by the Grace of God)
Reverse descriptionOrnate crowned, quartered shield of arms dividing date, legend around.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringM·B·F·ET·H·REX·F·D·B·ET·L·D·S·R·I·A·T·ET·E·17 61·
(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)
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1761  - -
Catalog ID5965828780
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