George III (1760-1820), silver Crown, 1818 LVIII, laureate head right, PISTRUCCI below truncation, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIARUM REX F: D:, rev. St George and dragon right, PISTRUCCI in exergue, Order of the Garter motto in French surrounding, .HONI . SOIT. QUI. MAL . Y. PENSE., edge inscribed in raised letters of upright orientation to obverse, DECUS ET TUTAMEN* ANNO REGNI LVIII*, weight 28.27g (Bull 2005; Davies 1; ESC 211; C&R 970; S.3787). Toned with dark patches around rim, a hint of cabinet friction to highest points only both sides, hairlined fields, otherwise good extremely fine.
Provenance:
Ex Sotheby, 19th April 1994, lot 238.
Bought from Spink and Son Ltd, 7th March 1996.