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Five Guineas: George I (obverse)

1716
Medium
gold
Measurements
Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Weight: 41.791 g (1.47 oz.)
Credit Line
Public Domain
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Not on view
A circular gold coin displays the profile of George I facing our right. He has voluminous, coiled hair tied by a ribbon and wears a laurel wreath. Raised Latin text curves around the edge, framed by a finely ridged border. The polished surface shows subtle wear and small indentations. His facial features, including a prominent nose and rounded chin, are sharply rendered in relief against a flat, metallic field.

Five Guineas: George I (obverse)

1716

England, George I, 1714-1727

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