Medal - George III Assassination Attempt

€383,725.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1800
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionCopper
Weight54.5 g
Diameter48 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
EdgeSmooth
Period
NoticeConrad Heinrich Küchler
Reference(s) BHM#484, Eimer#916
Obverse descriptionDraped and cuirassed bust of King George III facing left
Obverse letteringGEORGIUS III • D:G • MAGN • BRIT • FR • ET • HIB • REX •
(Translation: George III by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionSmoke and flames rising from a square altar inscribed D O / M, with eye of providence looking on above
Reverse letteringPERSPICIT ET PROTEGIT A SICARIO SERVATVS MAI XV MDCCC
(Translation: He sees and protects Saved from an assassin May 15 1800)
Reverse script
EngraverSoho Mint, Handsworth, England (1788-1850)
Mintage1800  - -
Catalog ID1279407730
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