Silver & Jewellery - 20th April 2005

Lot 749

George III

Estimate £700 - £1,000 | Hammer £1050

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Description

George III, gold "Military" Guinea, 1813, laureate head right, rev . crowned arms within Garter (MCE 404; S. 3730). Extremely fine. Designed by Nathaniel Marchant, the coin earned its name as it was inteded to be used to pay the troops embarking for the napoleonic Wars.