Medal - Coronation of George I

€137,195.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1714
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionSilver
Weight16.97 g
Diameter34 mm
Thickness1.6 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeJohn Croker
Reference(s) Eimer#470
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust of George I facing right; J. C. on truncation of arm.
Obverse letteringGEORGIVS. D.G. MAG. BRI. FR. ET. HIB. REX
(Translation: Georgius Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex George, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionGeorge enthroned right, holding scepter and globus, being crowned by Britannia standing left, holding shield and spear.
Reverse letteringINAVGVRAT XX OCT MDCCXIIII
(Translation: 1,000 + 500 + 200 + 10 + 4 = 1714)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverRoyal Mint (Tower of London), United Kingdom (1279-1810)
MintageND (1714)  - MDCCXIIII - 1 200
Catalog ID3018338290
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