Five Guineas: George II (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
1731
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Five Guineas: George II (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1731. England, George II, 1727-1760. Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.207 The shield shows from top right to bottom left: England and Scotland, France, Ireland, and the Electorate.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: GEORGIVS . II . DEI . GRATIA . Translation: George II by the Grace of God Remark: obverse Inscription: M.B.F.E.T.H.REX.F.D.B.ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T.ET.E.1731. Translation: Magnae Britanniae Franciae ET Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun ET Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius ET Elector: King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire Remark: reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.207
- 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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