George II (1727-60), silver Halfcrown, 1734, young laureate and draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. II. DEI. GRATIA., rev. crowned cruciform shields, roses and plumes in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E., edge inscribed in raised letter and dated, DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. SEPTIMO., 15.00g (Bull 1676; ESC 597; S.3692). Toned with wear to high points both sides, some adjustment marks to neck, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as XF40.NGC certification 8368437-014.
The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George II by the Grace of God" continuing on the reverse in abbreviated Latin which if in shown in full reads "Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun et Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius et Elector" and translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire." The inscription on the edge translates as "An ornament and a safeguard, in the seventh year of the reign."
The roses and plumes on the reverse are indicative of metals sourced from mines in England and Wales operated by the London Lead Company which occurred on some years of coinage from 1706 in the reign of Queen Anne until 1737 in the reign of George II. For further reading see new publication "The Metal in Britain's Coins" by Graham Birch, Chapter Fourteen.
We note the silver output for 1734 was £4,929 which would have gone towards minting Crowns, Halfcrowns, Shillings, and Sixpences.