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Technically speaking, these emergency issues were not coins, but tokens. By this method, Matthew Boulton and the Bank of England got round the legal technicalities of breaking the Royal Mint's monopoly on the issuing of legal tender precious metal coins.
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 edge is plain.
Specifications
Weight | Diameter |
41mm |
Availability and Prices
Date | Description | Grade | Avail | Price £ | Price $ |
1804 | EF, as per photo | Sold | £850 | $Ask | |
1804 | no stop after REX | VF, as per photo | Yes | £325 | $495 |
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