George III (1760-1820), gold Half-Guinea, 1811, seventh laureate head right, legend surrounding, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA, rev. quartered shield of arms with crowned escutcheon of the arms of Hanover, all within crowned garter, French legend on garter HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE., date below, legend commences upper right, BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, 4.17g (MCE 447; EGC 857 (R4); S.3737). Has been once mounted, cleaned and polished, good fine, the rarest date for the Half-Guinea in this final type for George III.
The Latin legends translate as on obverse "George III by the grace of God" and on the reverse "King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith."
Estimate: £ 1200 - 1500
Price realized | -- |
Starting price | 950 GBP |
Estimate | 1'200 GBP |