Five Guineas: George I (obverse); Shields and Star of the Order of the Garter (reverse)
1716
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Five Guineas: George I (obverse); Shields and Star of the Order of the Garter (reverse), 1716. England, George I, 1714-1727. Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.206 In the center of the shields is the symbol of the Order of the Garter, an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: GEORGIVS.D.G.M.BR.FR.ET.HIB.REX.F.D. Translation: George by the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith Inscription: BRVN ET L DVX S R I A TH ET EL 1716 Translation: Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire Remark: reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.206
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1969, <em>English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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