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George III 1791 Half-Guinea, fifth bust, spade reverse
George III (1760-1820), gold Half Guinea, 1791, fifth laureate head right, Latin legend surrounding, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA., rev. spade shaped crowned quartered shield of arms, date below, legend reads in abbreviated Latin commencing lower left, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E., weight 4.22g (Schneider -; EGC 834; MCE 431; S.3735). Lightly toned, perhaps once wiped, surface marks, good very fine.
The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George III by the Grace of God" continuing on the reverse in abbreviated Latin which if in shown in full reads "Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun et Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius et Elector" and translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."
The total gold output for the calendar year of 1791 was £2,456,567 being the seventh highest output for the type.
Provenance:
Purchased from B A Seaby Ltd circa 1975 with ticket.
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