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LM41388

George III 1820 Crown with LX edge year

Regular price £1,750
Regular price Sale price £1,750

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 surrounding, HONI . SOIT . QUI . MAL . Y . PENSE ., edge inscribed in Latin raised letters, DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI LX, weight 28.22g (Bull 2016; ESC 219; Davies 11; S.3787).Lightly toned, with underlying brilliance, just a hint of cabinet friction to the highest point of reverse, good extremely fine.

Mintage 448,000 according to Davies.

The Latin legend translate as on the obverse "George the Third, by the grace of God, King of the Britains, 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".

Provenance:

Ex A. H. Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Winter 2012, item BM072.

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