George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, reigned from 11 June 1727 until his death on 25 October 1760. George II was the second Hanoverian monarch to reign over the British. His relationship with his father George I was fraught with tension. George I was not a particularly popular king, he preferred his native Hanover and spoke with a heavy German accent. In contrast, George II spoke fluent English and personally lead his British troops into Battle at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743.

George II halfcrowns were issued from 1731 to 1751.

There were two different obverse designs, one having a younger portrait, the second type with a more mature portrait. There was only one major reverse design, crowned cruciform shields, but provenance marks were used to denote the origin of the silver.

The edge bears the legend DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI (Followed by the regnal year QVINTO in Latin). This translates to 'an ornament and a safeguard'.

Our numismatist has used some numismatic licence by grading the obverse of the halfcrown RgVF - really good Very Fine. Lawrence Chard, is our expert numismatist with over 50 years experience. He felt that whilst the obverse does not meet the expectations of the aEF grade, it was better than the gVF.

Obverse

The obverse features the first head of King George II, laureate and draped bust facing left, with a lion mask at the shoulder, and the legend GEORGIUS II DEI GRATIA.

Reverse

Four crowned cruciform shields with three lions or leopards and a rampant lion in the first, three fleurs de lys in the second, a harp in the third, and the Hanoverian arms in the fourth consisting of three sections, two lions passant, a lion rampant in a semée of hearts, and a horse courant (running), and in a central escutcheon, the crown of Charlemagne. The legend (inscription) reads M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E which translates to 'By the Grace of God, King of Great Britain France & Ireland, Defender of The Faith, Duke of Brunswick & Luneburg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire'.

The provenance marks shown on the reverse indicate the source of the silver used for the coins. These are the symbols between the angles of the shields:-

Roses and Plumes
In alternate angles, denoting silver from the "Company for Smelting Down Lead with Pit Coale and Sea Coale", mined in Wales (represented by the Plumes) and the West Country of England (represented by the Roses)

Specification

Diameter	33mm
Fineness	0.925
Weight	14.9g
Obverse Designer
Reverse Designer
Mint	Royal Mint
Spink	s.3692
Obverse Grade	RgVF
Reverse Grade	gVF

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Bullion coins are provided as is and on occasion may have some minor scratches or edge knocks. These are not regarded as faulty or damaged goods as their precious metal content and value as a bullion coin is not affected. Any coin sold for a value less than a 180% intrinsic is considered a bullion coin.

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All investment products are based on the live precious metal price. Prices will be fixed once the item has been added to the basket and recalculates just before checking out.

If your product is not a graded coin and is considered a bullion item, it should be noted that these are bought and sold on low premiums over their precious metal content and not solely for aesthetic purposes; therefore, some products may have edge knocks and/or marks. These edge knocks and marks do not alter the specifications of the coins.

Please note that all investment products are exempt from the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 and therefore customers do not have the right to cancel their order once the order has been accepted. If customers no longer wish to go ahead with their investment purchase, there is an option to sell the products back to Chard (1964) Ltd instead. View our current buy back prices.

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