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Coin - Emergency Half-Dollar, George III (oval stamp), Great Britain, 1797-1804
Reg. No: NU 846
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- Summary:
- Silver Emergency coin; Denomination: Half-Dollar
George III (1760-1820)
Counterstamped Spanish 4 Real coin issued by Treasury with a value of 2 shillings 4 1/2 pence to supplement a deficiency in British silver coins (Grueber p. 150). The original coin a 1792 MF 4 Real from the Madrid Mint, Spain (KM#431.1) - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 32 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 13.323 g (Weight) |
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| Themes this item is part of: | Alfred Chitty Collection, Numismatics & Philately Collection |
| Primary Classification: | COINS |
| Secondary Classification: | Great Britain |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Treasury Issue |
| DateEra: | 1797-1804 |
| Denomination: | Emergency 1/2 Dollar |
| Obverse Description: | At the centre of the original coin obverse a small oval counterstamp bearing a laureate bust of George III facing right. The original coin has a laureate and draped bust of Charles IV facing right; around, CAROLUS IIII DEI G 1792 |
| Reverse Description: | Crowned shield quartered with lions and castles dividing R 4 and crowned M MF; around HISPANIARUM REX |
| Edge Description: | raised circles and rectangles |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | Bank of England, England, Great Britain, 1797-1804 |
| Person Depicted: | King George III, England, Great Britain |
| Person Depicted: | King Carlos IV, Spain |
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