Five Pound Piece: Edward VII (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)
1902
Benedetto Pistrucci
Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855)
Medieval Art
Five Pound Piece: Edward VII (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse), 1902. Design by after Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855), George Edward de Saulles (British). Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.221 George Edward de Saulles designed coins under Queen Victoria and King Edward VII.
- Maker/Artist
- Pistrucci, Benedetto
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP: Translation: Edward the Seventh, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India Remark: obverse Inscription: 1902 Remark: reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.221
- 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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