Live auction - fwo_432423 - GREAT-BRITAIN - GEORGE I 1/2 Crown 1825 Londres

GREAT-BRITAIN - GEORGE I 1/2 Crown 1825 Londres AU

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Estimate :	300 €
Price :	165 €
Maximum bid :	166 €
End of the sale :	01 August 2017 18:42:12
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : 1/2 Crown

Date: 1825

Mint name / Town : Londres

Quantity minted : 2259000

Metal : silver

Diameter : 32 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 14,06 g.

Edge : striée

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

La monnaie a été nettoyée et présente quelques coups sur la tranche

Catalogue references :

Sp.3808

Obverse

Obverse legend : . GEORGIVS IV DEI GRATIA ..

Obverse description : portait lauré à gauche de Georges IV.

Reverse

Reverse legend : BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:.

Reverse description : écu couronné, motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE.

Commentary

La demi-couronne (1/2 Crown) vaut 2 Shillings et 6 Pence ou un huitième de Livre or. Ce type monétaire a été introduit en 1549 sous le règne d’Edouard VI..
The half crown (1/2 Crown) is worth 2 Shillings and 6 Pence or one-eighth of a pound gold. This type of currency was introduced in 1549 during the reign of Edward VI.