E-auction 24-7234 - fwo_252223 - UNITED KINGDOM 1/2 Crown Georges III type à la grosse tête / emblème 1816
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Estimate : | 38 € |
Price : | 18 € |
Maximum bid : | 20 € |
End of the sale : | 30 September 2013 17:21:30 |
bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : 1/2 Crown Georges III type à la grosse tête / emblème
Date: 1816
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Diameter : 32 mm
Weight : 13,06 g.
Edge : striée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA.
Obverse description : portait lauré à droite de Georges III.
Reverse
Reverse legend : BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:.
Reverse description : écu couronné et grand collier et saint Georges et le dragon, inscription 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..