5 Guineas - George II Young portrait

€13,101.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1729-1741
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)John Croker
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#571, Sp#3663/4
Obverse descriptionYoung laureate portrait of King George II left, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGVS·II· DEI·GRATIA· E.I.C
(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 29·
(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
Mintage1729  - KM#571.1; Sp#3663 -
1729  - KM#571.1; Sp#3663; plain edge Proof -
1729 E.I.C. - KM#571.2; Sp#3664; E.I.C. below head -
1731  - KM#571.1; Sp#3663A -
1735  - KM#571.1; Sp#3663A -
1738  - KM#571.1; Sp#3663A -
1741  - KM#571.1; Sp#3663A -
Catalog ID4579454670
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