2 Pence - George III 2nd issue, `Cartwheel`

€1,287.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1797
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Pence (1⁄120)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionCopper
Weight56.7 g
Dimensions41 mm
Thickness5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Conrad Heinrich Küchler
In circulation to31 December 1869
Reference(s) KM#619, Sp#3776
Obverse descriptionLaureate and draped portrait of King George III right, legend around on raised rim.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGIUS III · D:G · REX.
(Translation: George the Third by the Grace of God King)
Reverse descriptionSeated figure of Britannia facing left, trident in left hand, olive branch in raised right hand, shield bearing Union flag resting on left, sea behind with ship on left, mint name below shield, legend above and date below on raised rim.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBRITANNIA. SOHO 1797
EdgePlain
MintSOHO
Soho Mint, Handsworth, England(1788-1850)
Mintage1797  - - 722 100
1797  - Bronzed proof -
1797  - Copper proof -
1797  - Gilt copper proof -
Catalog ID8846137870
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