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Coin - Shilling, George I, Great Britain, 1723
Reg. No: NU 696
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- Summary:
- Silver coin; Denomination: shilling (12 pence)
Royal Mint, London
George I (1714-1727)
The letters SSC on the reverse record that this coin was struck from silver supplied by the South Sea Company. The title Fidei Defensor abbreviated to F.D. (Defender of the Faith) occurs for the first time on the British coinage under George I. The abbreviated titles on the reverse expand to: Brunsvicensis et Lunenburgensis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurarius et Elector. These titles remain on the British coinage until the new coinage of 1816 under George III. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 25 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 5.849 g (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | pacific exploration, south seas bubble 1711-1723 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Eugene von Guerard Collection, Royal Mint, London, Royal Mint, Tower Hill, 1809-1975, Early History of London Mints, to 1300, The Royal Mint, Numismatics & Philately Collection |
| Primary Classification: | COINS |
| Secondary Classification: | Great Britain |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| DateEra: | 1723 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Shilling |
| Obverse Description: | Laureate and draped bust of George I facing right; around, GEORGIVS D G M BR FR ET HIB REX F D (translation: George I by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith). |
| Reverse Description: | Four crowned shields, England and Scotland impaled, France, Ireland and the Dutchy of Brunswick and Luneburg, arranged in the form of a cross, in the centre, the Star of the Garter; in the angles SS C twice; around, BRVN ET L DVX S R I A TH ET EL 1723, the date is divided by a crown. (translation: Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg Archi-Thesaurius and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire) |
| Edge Description: | diagonal milling, /// |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | King George I, England, Great Britain |
| Mint: | Royal Mint, London |
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