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Variety | Proof | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Variety | Overate 1820/19 | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total) |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | ||
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Varieties | Proof, overdate 1820/19 |
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Royal Mint |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
Coin Type | Crown (St George within Garter) |
Issued | 1820 |
Monarch | King George III |
Effigy | Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate Head) |
Face Value | 5 (x Shilling) |
Total Mintage | 448,272 |
Current | No; demonetised 1971 |
Material | 0.925 Silver |
Designer | Benedetto Pistrucci |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Size | 39.000 mm |
Mass | 28.276 g |
OCC ID | DANM-QOPY-CGPY-EJYG |
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Coin - Crown, George III, Great Britain, 1820
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Coin - Crown, George III, Great Britain, 1820
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Great Britain 1820 crown
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Great Britain 1820 crown
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Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 675 |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3787 |
Davenport | 103 |