MS62 | George III (1760-1820), gold Sovereign, 1817, first laureate head right, date below, Latin legend commences lower left GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:, rev. St. George and dragon right, incuse BP below broken lance at lower left for designer and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, garter motto surrounding, buckle with incuse WWP for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, French motto HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE., edge milled, 7.99g (Bentley 4; Marsh 1; S.3785). Far finer than average for this popular first year type, graded by NGC as MS62. NGC Certification 6318989-009

Calendar year mintage 3,235,239.

The Latin legends translate on obverse as "George III by the Grace of God, King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith." The older Norman-French legend on the reverse translates as "Evil to him, who evil thinks" and is the motto of the chivalric Order of the Garter founded in 1348 by King Edward III.

Provenance:
Ex R&L Coins, Blackpool, purchased November 1987.

Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000