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Country: United Kingdom
Type: Standard circulation coin (Wedding coin)
Years: 1746 (1743-1751)
Mint: Lima, Peru.
Value: 1/2 Crown = 2 Shillings 6 Pence (1/8 LSD)
Metal: Silver
Weight: 14.5 g
Diameter: 34 mm
Grade: F15
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
References: KM# 584.3 / Sp# 3694-6
Obverse:
Older laureate and draped bust of King George II left, legend around.
Lettering: GEORGIUS·II· DEI·GRATIA·
Translation: George the Second by the Grace of God
Engraver: John Tanner
Reverse:
Crowned cruciform shields with central Garter star, divided date above, legend around.
Note: varieties exist (see below)
Lettering: M·B·F·ET H·REX·F·D·B ET·L·D·S·R·I A·T·ET·E·17 46·
Translation: King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire
Engraver: Johann Ochs
Edge:
Regnal year in words
Countermarked coin commemorating a marriage, initials and date: P D 3 Sept. 1808
Comments:
The standard weight of these coins was 15/31 troy ounce (232.3 grains).
1745-46 LIMA pieces were struck from a large hoard of silver captured from the Spanish by Admiral Anson's squadron operating in the Pacific Ocean. The word "Lima" engraved under the bust is a reference to the fact that the Spanish silver was being shipped from Lima, Peru back to Spain when it was intercepted by Anson.
Obverse and reverse die varieties:
KM#584.1, Sp#3694 (1743-45) roses in angles;
KM#584.3, Sp#3695 (1745 only) LIMA below bust, legend read GEORGIUS;
KM#584.3, Sp#3695A (1746 only) LIMA below bust, legend reads GEORGIVS;
KM#584.2, Sp#3696 (1746-51) plain angles;
Reference : KM# 584.3
Source : https://fr.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1...
Collection : Great Britain, England, Ireland and Scotland (Before 1760)