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GM25392

George III 1797 Half-Guinea, fifth head, spade reverse, MS61

George III (1760-1820), gold Half Guinea, 1797, 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. (Schneider 621; EGC 840; MCE 436 S.3735). A nice example with some residual mint lustre, graded by NGC as MS61.

NGC Certification 2124454-011.

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."

Provenance:

Ex-Sincona British Collection Part 2, Sincona Auction 75, 16th May 2022, Lot 281.

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