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Obverse of 173 George II Crown - Young Bust
Obverse of 1739 George II Crown - Young Bust

Reverse of George II Crown - Roses in Angles
Reverse of George II Crown - Roses in Angles

George II Crowns
The silver crowns of George II are very interesting. There are two different portraits used, the young head bust used from 1732 to 1741, followed by the older bust used from 1743 to 1751.
In addition to this, there are coins with provenance marks as a prominent design feature. Four roses in the angles between the shields on the reverse signified silver from the West Country mines, two roses alternated with two plumes shows silver from the "Company for Smelting Down Lead with Sea Coale and Pit Coale", LIMA denotes that the silver was obtained as a result of British privateering raids on Spanish South America, notably from Lima Bay in Peru.

Obverse
First Bust
Young portrait of George II facing left, with laurel wreath and long curly hair, He is shown wearing a tunic with a lion mask at the shoulder. Engraved by John Coker.
GEORGIUS II DEI GRATIA

Second Bust
Similar but with older portrait engraved by Johann Sigismund Tanner, and with the same inscription.

Reverse
The reverse design shows four crowned shields, as introduced on crowns of Charles II onwards. The shields bear the coat of arms of the Duchy of Brunswick and Luneburg, France, Scotland and England, and Ireland.
In the four angles between the shields appear four roses, two roses and two plumes, or nothing, which is generally described as "plain".
M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E
This is short for:-
Magnae Britanniae, Franciae Et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor, Brunsviciensis Et Luneburgensis Dux, Sacri Romani Archi-Thesaurarius Et Elector
which translates as:-
King of Great Britain France & Ireland, Defender of The Faith, Duke of Brunswick & Luneburg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire

Edge
The edges are inscribed in raised lettering:-
DVODECIMO (12th regnal year).

Specifications
Weight30 grams
Diameter39 mms.

Availability and Prices
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DateHeadAnglesEdgeGradeAvailPrice £Price $
1739YoungRosesDVODECIMOgVF/aEFYes£2,250*$3,550

*Price correct as of 2012

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