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Second Type Bare Head with Crowned Garter & Shield
Issued 1817 to 1820
Obverse:
Smaller laureate head of George III facing right, with larger lettering.
Reverse:
A larger shield within a garter which bears the inscription "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE", with a plainer crown. The shield is quartered with a central crowned shield shaped inescutcheon, larger than the first type with a larger, plainer crown. The garter is not enclosed by a decorative border.
There is no St. George and dragon, which is replaced by a buckle of the garter, and the legend lettering is larger.
The obverse inscription reads:
GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA
The reverse legends read:
BRITANNIARUM REX FID DEF
Edge
The edge is milled:
Price & Availability
| Date | Description | Grade | Availability | Price £ | Price $ |
| 1817 | Second Type | about Unc | Ask | £ | $ |
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