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Reverse of 1804 George III Crown

1804 George III Bank of England Silver Dollars
Although George III reigned for sixty years from 1760 to 1820, the only crowns issued were in the last three years of his reign, apart from Bank of England dollars issued as an emergency measure in 1804. The designs for both sides were engraved by Conrad Heinrich Kuchler.
There had been a persistent shortage of silver coins throughout most of George's reign, and these dollars were to replace counterstamped emergency money, which was prone to illicit copying. The complete overstamping was intended to deter and counter this.

Obverse
Draped ans laureate bust of George III facing right, the engravers initials C. H. K. in raised letters on the truncation beneath the neck
GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX

Reverse:
The reverse features Britannia, seated left, holding a branch and spear, with a beehive to the left, her left arm rests on a Union Flag decorated shield, on a cornucopia, all within a garter. The engraver's initial K appears in the triangular space between the sheld, cornucopia, and Britannia's dress.
The garter is surmounted by a castellated "crown" of five circular stone turrets.
The legend reads:-
BANK OF ENGLAND
1804
The garter is inscribed:
FIVE SHILLINGS
DOLLAR

Edge
The edges are inscribed in raised lettering:-
DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI xxx
Where xxx represents the regnal year in Roman numerals.

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