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200 Pounds - Elizabeth II King George III, Gold Proof
| Issuer | The Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Obverse description | The fifth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Jody Clark, occupies the centre of the obverse, depicting a right-facing draped bust of the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem, with a drop earring visible. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 200 POUNDS · 2020 · in raised capital letters, with the engraver's initials J.C. incuse below the truncation. The design is executed in high relief against a mirror-polished field, characteristic of Royal Mint proof coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the 250th anniversary of George III's "Golden Guinea" — the 1770 redesign that standardized British gold coinage ahead of the decimalization debates that would consume the next two centuries. The Royal Mint produced this two-ounce proof as part of a broader retrospective on British gold, a series that has drawn criticism in some collector circles for prioritizing precious metal content over numismatic depth.
George III's reign saw more monetary disruption than almost any other in British history, including the near-collapse of gold circulation during the Napoleonic Wars and the suspension of cash payments by the Bank of England from 1797 to 1821.