4 Shillings - George VI Pattern

€16,838.00

Issuer	United Kingdom
Year	1950
Type	Pattern
Value	4 Shillings (1/5)
Currency	Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and Technique	Round Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)	Obverse: Thomas Humphrey Paget Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci
In circulation to
Reference(s)	KM#PnA134

Obverse description	Left effigy of King George VI and the inscription `GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX FID: DEF`, that is : Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Rex Fidei Defensor (George VI king of all Britons by the grace of God, Defender of the faith).
Obverse script
Obverse lettering	GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX FID: DEF · 1950 · HP
Reverse description	Saint George slaying the dragon.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering	HONI · SOIT · QUI · MAL · Y · PENSE.
Edge
Mint
Mintage	1950 - -
Catalog ID	7378296500
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