George III (1760-1820), silver Crown, 1819 LIX, 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 LIX*, weight 28.34g (Bull 2010; Davies 5; ESC 215; C&R 973; S.3787). Once cleaned, now lightly toned, some nicks and hairlines mainly on obverse, hairline scratch on cheek, otherwise about extremely fine.
Provenance:
Bought from David Craddock, Birmingham, 1st November 2005.