fwo_701266 - UNITED KINGDOM 1 Shilling Georges II 1758
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Price : 60.00 €
Type : 1 Shilling Georges II
Date: 1758
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,77 g.
Edge : cordonnée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GEORGIVS. II.- DEI. GRATIA..
Obverse description : Buste lauré de Georges II à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : M.B.F.ET.-H.REX.F.D.B.-ET.L.D.S.RI.-A.T.ET.E.17-58
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Reverse description : Écus couronnés d’Angleterre, Écosse, Irlande et France.
Commentary
Georges II (10/11/1683-25/10/1760) est le fils de Georges Ier (1714-1727) et de Sophie-Dorothée de Brunswick. Il succéda à son père en 1726 et fut aussi duc de Brunswick et de Lunebourg. Il laissa gouverner Walpole jusqu'en 1742. Il fut le premier roi hanovrien à s'intéresser à l'Angleterre.
Georges II (10/11/1683-25/10/1760) is the son of Georges I (1714-1727) and Sophie-Dorothée of Brunswick. He succeeded his father in 1726 and was also Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg. He left Walpole to govern until 1742. He was the first Hanoverian king to take an interest in England.
Georges II (10/11/1683-25/10/1760) is the son of Georges I (1714-1727) and Sophie-Dorothée of Brunswick. He succeeded his father in 1726 and was also Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg. He left Walpole to govern until 1742. He was the first Hanoverian king to take an interest in England.