Information about effigy: Seventh Head (Military Portrait)

Seventh Head (Military Portrait)

Gold half guinea coins were struck using this effigy of King George III from 1804 until 1813. Designed by Lewis Pingo, it shows the king in profile and laureated in the classic fashion. This portrait was subsequently used on the guinea struck in 1813 to pay Wellington’s troops in Europe and which was henceforth dubbed the "military" guinea.

Seventh Head (Military Portrait) - showing 16 of 16 coins
Coin NameReverseObverseDetails
Half Guinea 1804 United Kingdom / Half Guinea 1804 - reverse photo United Kingdom / Half Guinea 1804 - obverse photo Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Third Guinea 1804 United Kingdom / Third Guinea 1804 - reverse photo United Kingdom / Third Guinea 1804 - obverse photo Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Half Guinea 1805 Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Third Guinea 1806 United Kingdom / Third Guinea 1806 - reverse photo United Kingdom / Third Guinea 1806 - obverse photo Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Half Guinea 1806 Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Half Guinea 1808 United Kingdom / Half Guinea 1808 - reverse photo United Kingdom / Half Guinea 1808 - obverse photo Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Third Guinea 1808 United Kingdom / Third Guinea 1808 - reverse photo United Kingdom / Third Guinea 1808 - obverse photo Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Half Guinea 1809 United Kingdom / Half Guinea 1809 - reverse photo United Kingdom / Half Guinea 1809 - obverse photo Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Third Guinea 1809 United Kingdom / Third Guinea 1809 - reverse photo United Kingdom / Third Guinea 1809 - obverse photo Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Third Guinea 1810 United Kingdom / Third Guinea 1810 - reverse photo United Kingdom / Third Guinea 1810 - obverse photo Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Half Guinea 1810 Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Third Guinea 1811 Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Half Guinea 1811 United Kingdom / Half Guinea 1811 - reverse photo United Kingdom / Half Guinea 1811 - obverse photo Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Guinea 1813 United Kingdom / Guinea 1813 - reverse photo United Kingdom / Guinea 1813 - obverse photo Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Half Guinea 1813 United Kingdom / Half Guinea 1813 - reverse photo United Kingdom / Half Guinea 1813 - obverse photo Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
Third Guinea 1813 Material: 0.9167 Gold
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: unknown
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Seventh Head (Military Portrait): Details
Year1804
Personal InformationKing George III of the United Kingdom
Seventh Head (Military Portrait): Photos
ImageDetails
Seventh Head (Military Portrait): Photo Coin - Half-Guinea, George III, Great Britain, 1813 Coin - Half-Guinea, George III, Great Britain, 1813
Copyright: Museum Victoria / CC BY
Author: Justine Philip
Notes: Gold.
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