2 Pence - Rosa Americana Pattern

Issuer	United States (pre-federal and private territorial)
Year	1733
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Value	2 Pence (1⁄120)
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Obverse description	Laureate and draped bust of King George II facing left, rendered in high relief with finely detailed curling hair tied with a ribbon at the nape. The effigy occupies the central field with bold sculptural modeling typical of early 18th-century English coinage. The surrounding legend reads GEORGIVS · II · D · G · REX · in raised Roman capitals, evenly spaced around the periphery. The coin's milled border frames the design with a crisp row of fine dentils.
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Reverse description	A naturalistic Tudor rose in full bloom, shown on a thorned stem with leaves and a bud, surmounted by a royal crown with cross pattée at its apex. A flowing ribbon scroll at the base of the stem bears the motto UTILE DULCI in raised Latin capitals. The outer legend ROSA · AMERICANA · 1733 encircles the design along the periphery, separated by pellet stops. The entire composition is framed by a fine milled dentilated border, with the crowned rose motif serving as the emblematic device of the Rosa Americana coinage series.
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