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NYINC Signature Sale 3072 15-16 Jan 2019
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George V silver Proof Pattern Double Florin 1911 PR50 PCGS, KM-Unl., ESC-3677 (R; prev. 401), L&S-18 (R2). By Reginald Huth. A great rarity of the period, struck in a year when no other large-sized gold or silver pieces were produced, showcasing the only provisional portrait of George V draped in a Roman toga, and the triskeles set amongst the arms of the United Kingdom. A contemporary movement in Ireland pushed for an exchange of the classical royal emblems for native images of flora and fauna, which appear to have been taken up by Huth in his design of this pattern. The issue itself possesses a delightful caramel tone with pale blue accents at the legends, and a high, medallic relief to George's Romanesque bust. The reverse fields are clean with few discernable marks and a somewhat matte-like finish.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 800-1000 USD
George V silver Proof Pattern Double Florin 1911 PR50 PCGS, KM-Unl., ESC-3677 (R; prev. 401), L&S-18 (R2). By Reginald Huth. A great rarity of the period, struck in a year when no other large-sized gold or silver pieces were produced, showcasing the only provisional portrait of George V draped in a Roman toga, and the triskeles set amongst the arms of the United Kingdom. A contemporary movement in Ireland pushed for an exchange of the classical royal emblems for native images of flora and fauna, which appear to have been taken up by Huth in his design of this pattern. The issue itself possesses a delightful caramel tone with pale blue accents at the legends, and a high, medallic relief to George's Romanesque bust. The reverse fields are clean with few discernable marks and a somewhat matte-like finish.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 800-1000 USD