Five Guineas: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
1777
Richard Yeo
Richard Yeo (British, 1720–1779)
Medieval Art
Five Guineas: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1777. Design by Richard Yeo (British, 1720–1779). Gold; diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.211 A pattern piece, this coin was not made for circulation.
- Maker/Artist
- Yeo, Richard
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: DEI . GRATIA . GEORGIVS . III. Translation: George III 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 17 77 Translation: King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire. Remark: reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.211
- 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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