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1 Crown – United Kingdom

Standard circulation coins
Context
Years: 1818–1820
Ruler: George III
Currency:
(1158—1970)
Total mintage: 1,286,800
Material
Diameter: 37.6 mm
Weight: 28.28 g
Silver weight: 26.16 g
Thickness: 3 mm
Shape: Round
Composition: 92.5% Silver
Magnetic: No
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Coin alignment
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard675
Numista: #13172
Value
Bullion value: $71.82

Obverse

Inscription:
GEORGIUS III D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F: D:

P I S T R U C C I

1818
Translation:
George the Third, by the Grace of God, King of the Britains, Defender of the Faith.

Pistrucci

1818
Script: Latin
Languages: English, Latin

Reverse

Inscription:
HONI · SOIT · QUI · MAL · Y · PENSE.

P I S T R U C C I
Translation:
Shamed be he who thinks evil of it.

P I S T R U C C I
Script: Latin
Languages: French, Old French

Edge

Inscribed
Legend:
DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI LVIII
Translation:
An ornament and a safeguard in the fifty-eighth year of the reign.
Language: Latin

Mints

NameMark
Royal Mint (Tower Hill)

Mintings

YearMint MarkMintageQualityCollection
1818155,200
1819Proof
1819683,400
1820448,200
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