Guinea: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
1761
Richard Yeo
Richard Yeo (British, 1720–1779)
Medieval Art
Guinea: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1761. Design by Richard Yeo (British, 1720–1779). Gold; diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.209 Richard Yeo first came to notice in 1746, when he produced the official medal for the battle of Culloden.
- Maker/Artist
- Yeo, Richard
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: DEI . GRATIA . GEORGIVS . III . Translation: George the Third, by the Grace of God Inscription: M.B.F.ET.H.REX.F.D.B.ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T.ET.E.1761. Translation: "Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun et Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius et Elector" and translates as "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
- 1969.209
- 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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