1/2 Guinea - George III Pattern

€317,706.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1787
TypePattern
Value1/2 Guinea (21⁄40)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionGold (.9167)
Weight4.68 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Lewis Pingo
In circulation to
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionFifth 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 descriptionCrowned quartered shield of arms in the shape of a spade, legend around, date below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering·M·B·F·ET·H·REX·F·D·B·ET·L·D·S·R·I·A·T·ET·E· 1787
(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
Mintage1787  - -
Catalog ID4828477260
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