Modern coin – HCR69093

Obverse

Inscription:

GEORGIVS II DEI GRATIA

Design:

Younger laureate bust of king left.

Inscription:

M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E

Design:

Royal arms in an ornate shield surmounted by a crown dividing the date.

Category

English gold coin

Period

Modern

Group

Authority

Great Britain: kingdom

Person

George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector of Hanover., 1727 - 1760

Reign

Dating

1731

Mint

London

Denomination

Half guinea

Metal

gold

Technique

milled

Weight (g)

4.14

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

deposit

Acquisition date

1946

Source

Christ Church; A. T. Carter donation

Acquisition credit

Deposited by Christ Church, 1946.

Reference

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