1/4 Guinea - George III 2nd portrait, Proof Pattern

€367,870.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1764
TypePattern
Value1/4 Guinea (21⁄80)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionGold (.9167)
Weight
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)Obverse: Richard Yeo
Reverse: John Tanner
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn45
Obverse descriptionSecond laureate portrait of King George III right, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGIVS·III·DEI·GRATIA·
(Translation: George the Third by the Grace of God)
Reverse descriptionOrante crowned quartered shield of arms, divided date above, legend around.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering·M·B·F·ET·H·REX·F·D·B·ET·L·D·S·R·I·A·T·ET·E·17 64
(Translation: King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire)
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1764  - Proof -
Catalog ID8531087530
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