1/2 Guinea - George II

€13,125.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1747-1760
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)John Croker
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#587, Sp#3685
Obverse descriptionOld laureate portrait of King George II left, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGIUS·II· DEI·GRATIA·
(Translation: George the Second by the Grace of God)
Reverse descriptionOrnate 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 59
(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)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1747  - -
1748  - -
1749  - (fr) Très rare -
1750  - -
1751  - -
1752  - -
1753  - -
1755  - -
1756  - -
1758  - -
1759  - -
1760  - -
Catalog ID2564150530
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