1 Guinea - George III Pattern

€16,716.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1761
TypePattern
Value1 Guinea (21/20)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionGold (.9167)
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Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)J. S. Tanner
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn41
Obverse descriptionLaureate portrait of King George III right, legend aound.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGIVS·III · DEI·GRATIA·
(Translation: George the Third by the Grace of God)
Reverse descriptionCrowned quartered shield of arms, divided date above, 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 Lüneburg, Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire (Magnae Britanniae Franciae Et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brunsvicensis Et Luneburgensis Dux Sacri Romani Imperii Archi Thesaurarius Et Elector))
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Mintage1761  - - 5
Catalog ID8381955670
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