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KM39426

George III 1820 Crown, edge year LX by Pistrucci

George III (1760-1820), silver Crown, 1820 LX, laureate head right, PISTRUCCI below truncation, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIARUM REX F: D:, rev. St. George and the Dragon right, PISTRUCCI in exergue, Order of the Garter motto in French and toothed border surrounding, HONI . SOIT . QUI . MAL . Y . PENSE., edge inscribed in raised letters and dated, DECUS ET TUTAMEN. ANNO REGNI LX., weight 28.17g (Davies 11; Bull 2016; ESC 219; S.3787). Perhaps once cleaned as trace of tone spot in hair, otherwise lightly toned, hairlined with some light scratches and digs, almost extremely fine.

Calendar year mintage 448,200.

The Latin legend translates on the obverse as "George the Third, by the grace of God, King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith" and the French on the reverse, "Evil to him who evil thinks," additionally on the edge "An ornament and a safeguard, in the 60th year of the reign".

This design was recently revived for a 2024 dated edition of the Great Engravers series.

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