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Great Britain - 1820

Death of King George III - 2nd

Obverse:

Similar to No. 994.
Laureate head of George III, right.

Legend:

GOD PROTECTS THE JUST

Size:

25 mm.

Reverse:

Name of Jehova in Hebrew above rays shining down on Imperial crown.

Legend:

FEAR GOD HONOUR THE KING

A terrible reverse but I try to pick up RRR medals just to prove they're only RRR.

Br. 25 by T. Kettle.
Br. RRRR.
AM.

The quotation on the reverse of this piece is from the New Testament, I Peter II, 17. See also note to No. 991.

from British Historical Medals, Volume I, p. 241