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 28.38g (Bull 2010; Davies 5; ESC 215; C&R 973; S.3787). Nicely toned, with a few light hairlines, small short scratch near horse front hooves on reverse, otherwise extremely fine.
Provenance:
Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1997, item 183.