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Great Britain - 1820

Death of King George III

Obverse:

Uniformed bust of George III left, hair in queue.

Legend:

GEO III BORN 4 JUNE 1738. AS^D THE THRONE OCT 25 1760.

Exergue:

DIED JAN 29.1820. AGED 81 YEARS.

Reverse:

Inscription within closed wreath

Legend:

HE HAS RUN HIS COURSE & SLEEPS IN BLESSINGS.

This example is either white metal or silvered copper. Neither is listed as you can see and based on that I would speculate that this might be rare.

AR, AE by ?
AR N; AE. N.

See note to No. 991.

from British Historical Medals, Volume I, p. 243