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Description
Kingdom of Great Britain, George I of the House of Hanover, King of Great Britain 1714-1727 AD, Silver Crown (30.01g, 39mm), 1723 SSC, struck from bullion provided by the South Sea Company, Royal Mint, London. Obverse: Laureate and draped bust of King George I facing to the right, legend surrounds, “GEORGIVS· D·G· M· BR· FR· ET· HIB· REX· F·D·”. Reverse: The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Great Britain, as borne by King George I, displayed cruciform, eight strings to the Irish Harp, Star of the Order of the Garter at centre, initials of the South Sea Company “SS” and “C” in alternating angles, date either side of top crown, legend surrounds, “·BRVN ET· L· DVX S· R· I· A· TH ET· EL·”. Edge: Inscription in raised letters, “DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI DECIMO”. Bull-1545; S-3640. A highly impressive ‘South Sea Company Crown’ of George I, lustrous with a nice display of toning, particularly the reverse shades of blues, evenly worn, Extremely Fine.
The Latin legend spanning across both obverse and reverse is the Royal Titulature of King George I, reading unabridged as “Geōrgius, Deī grātiā, Magnae Britanniae, Franciae et Hiberniae Rēx, Fideī Dēfēnsor, Brūnsvīcēnsis et Lūnebērgēnsis Dux, Sacrī Romani imperiī Archīthesaurarius et Elector”, with an English translation of “George, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire”. The edge Latin inscription reads unabridged as “Decus et Tūtāmen, Annō Rēgnī decimō”, with an English translation of “An Ornament and safeguard, Tenth Regnal Year”.
