1/2 Guinea - George I

€13,076.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1715-1724
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Guinea (21⁄40)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionGold (.9167)
Weight4.2 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Obverse: John Croker
Reverse: Johann Ochs
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#541, Sp#3635/6
Obverse descriptionYoung first laureate portrait of King George I right, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGIVS·D:G·M·BR·FR:ET:HIB·REX·F·D·
(Translation: George by the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith)
Reverse descriptionCrowned cruciform shields around central Garter star with sceptres bearing national emblems in angles, divided date above, legend around.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBRVN ET·L·DVX S·I·R·A·TH ET·EL ·17 18·
(Translation: Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1715  - KM#541.1; Sp#3635 -
1717  - KM#541.1; Sp#3635 -
1718  - KM#541.1; Sp#3635 -
1719  - KM#541.1; Sp#3635 -
1720  - KM#541.1; Sp#3635 -
1721  - KM#541.1; Sp#3635 -
1721  - KM#541.2; Sp#3636; elephant & castle below head -
1722  - KM#541.1; Sp#3635 -
1723  - KM#541.1; Sp#3635 -
1724  - KM#541.1; Sp#3635 -
Catalog ID9750150520
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