King George III - Small Laureate Head

The massive re-coinage programme by the Royal Mint in 1816 necessitated a new effigy of the monarch. Pistrucci's initial portrait of King George III has become known to collectors as the "bull-head George". He could not engrave it from life since King George III was insane.

The design met such public hostility that it was withdrawn and replaced with a new one the next year. It is known (together with the version where the King's bare shoulders are seen) as the Bull Head portrait.

King George III - Small Laureate Head - showing 35 of 35 coins

Name	Mintage	Legend
Shilling 1816	unknown	GEOR: III D: G: BRITT: REX F: D: 1816
Sixpence 1816	unknown	GEOR: III D: G: BRITT: REX F: D: 1816
Penny 1817 (Silver, circulating)	unknown	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1817
Fourpence 1817 (Maundy)	1,386	GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA 1817
Twopence 1817 (Circulating)	unknown	GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA 1817
Threepence 1817 (Circulating)	unknown	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1817
Halfcrown 1817 Small Head	8,092,656	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1817
Penny 1817 (Maundy)	10,000	GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA 1817
Twopence 1817 (Maundy)	2,376	GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA 1817
Shilling 1817	23,031,360	GEOR: III D: G: BRITT: REX F: D: 1817
Sixpence 1817	10,921,680	GEOR: III D: G: BRITT: REX F: D: 1817
Threepence 1817 (Maundy)	1,584	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1817
Sixpence 1818	4,284,720	GEOR: III D: G: BRITT: REX F: D: 1818
Halfcrown 1818	2,905,056	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1818
Penny 1818 (Silver, circulating)	unknown	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1818
Fourpence 1818 (Maundy)	1,188	GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA 1818
Threepence 1818 (Circulating)	unknown	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1818
Penny 1818 (Maundy)	9,504	GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA 1818
Threepence 1818 (Maundy)	1,584	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1818
Twopence 1818 (Circulating)	unknown	GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA 1818
Shilling 1818	1,342,440	GEOR: III D: G: BRITT: REX F: D: 1818
Twopence 1818 (Maundy)	2,376	GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA 1818
Shilling 1819	7,595,280	GEOR: III D: G: BRITT: REX F: D: 1819
Sixpence 1819	4,712,400	GEOR: III D: G: BRITT: REX F: D: 1819
Halfcrown 1819	4,790,016	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1819
Sixpence 1820	1,488,960	GEOR: III D: G: BRITT: REX F: D: 1820
Halfcrown 1820 King George III	2,396,592	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1820
Fourpence 1820 (Maundy)	990	GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA 1820
Twopence 1820 (Circulating)	unknown	GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA 1820
Penny 1820 (Silver, circulating)	unknown	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1820
Twopence 1820 (Maundy)	1,584	GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA 1820
Threepence 1820 (Maundy)	1,320	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1820
Shilling 1820 King George III	7,975,440	GEOR: III D: G: BRITT: REX F: D: 1820
Threepence 1820 (Circulating)	unknown	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1820
Penny 1820 (Maundy)	7,920	GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA 1820

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King George III - Small Laureate Head: Details

Year	1816
Personal Information	King George III of the United Kingdom
Country	United Kingdom

King George III - Small Laureate Head: Photos

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	Great Britain 1820 shilling Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Stack's Bowers Notes: Silver. Source

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