George III (1760-1820), gold Half Guinea, 1813, seventh laureate head right, legend surrounding GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA, rev. quartered shield of arms with crowned escutcheon of the arms of Hanover, all within crowned garter, Old French legend on garter HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE., date below, legend commences upper right, BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, (MCE 448; EGC 859; S.3737). Bright appearance from previous cleaning, residual mint lustre, attractive gold toning around the obverse and reverse legends.

The Latin legends translate on obverse as "George III by the grace of God" and on the reverse "King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith", the Old French legend on the reverse garter as “shame on he who thinks ill of it”.

Estimate: £200 - £300