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1 Penny - George III Pattern

Issuer Virginia
Year 1773
Type Coin pattern
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Obverse description Laureate and draped bust of King George III facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair tied with a ribbon. The effigy displays a classical laurel wreath crown and truncated drapery at the shoulder. A beaded inner border frames the design. The circular Latin legend GEORGIVS III. REX. surrounds the bust, with the inscription broken to either side of the portrait.
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Obverse lettering GEORGIVS III. REX.
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Reverse script Latin
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