2 Guineas - George III Pattern

€181,952.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1768-1777
TypePattern
Value2 Guineas (2.1)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionGold (.9167)
Weight16.8 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)J.S. Tanner
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn49, Sp#3724/A
Obverse descriptionYoung long-haired laureate bust of King George III right, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGIVS · III · DEI · GRA ·
(Translation: George the Third by the Grace of God)
Reverse descriptionOrnate crowned 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 68 ·
(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
Mintage1768  - Sp#3724; FDC -
1773  - Sp#3724; FDC -
1777  - Sp#3724A; FDC -
Catalog ID5782958310
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