5 Guineas - George II Older portrait

€13,124.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1746-1753
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Guineas (5.25)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionGold (.9167)
Weight41.9 g
Dimensions37 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Obverse: John Tanner
Reverse: John Croker
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#586, Sp#3665/6
Obverse descriptionOlder laureate portrait of King Geoirge II left, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGIUS·II· DEI·GRATIA· LIMA.
(Translation: George the Second by the Grace of God)
Reverse descriptionCrowned 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 46·
(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)
EdgeInscribed with regnal year in words
Mint
Mintage1746 LIMA - KM#586.1; Sp#3665; LIMA below bust -
1748  - KM#586.2; Sp#3666 -
1753  - KM#586.2; Sp#3666 -
Catalog ID9075439970
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