British gold coin

Details

• Title

  British gold coin

• Associated people

  George III, king of Great Britain (1760 - 1820) (ruler)

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Greater London › Tower Hamlets Borough › Tower of London (mint)

• Date

  1817

• Material and technique

  gold, struck

• Denomination

  Sovereign

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  22 mm (diameter)
  7.98 g (weight)
  6 o'clock (die-axis)

• Inscription/mark

  ELIZABETH D G ANG FRAN ET HIB REGINA

  HIS AVIEM TRANS PER MEDIV ILLOR IBAT (around); E R (in field)

  rose

• Design

  Head of George III, right, wearing laurel wreath (obverse)

  
  

  Saint George on horseback slaying the dragon, right (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by H. D. Adana, FSA, 1930.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR8161

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