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Sovereign: George III (obverse)

1817
designed by
(Italian, 1784–1855)
Medium
gold
Measurements
Diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Weight: 7.97 g (0.28 oz.)
Credit Line
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
A gold coin features the side profile of George III facing right. He wears a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon over tight curls, above a rounded jawline. Encircling the portrait is the raised Latin inscription "GEORGIUS III D.G. BRITANNIAR: REX F.D. 1817." Fine, diagonal striations mark the reflective surface, which is set against a dark background.

Sovereign: George III (obverse)

1817

Benedetto Pistrucci

(Italian, 1784–1855)
England, George III, 1760-1820

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