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English Royal Coin: George 111 (1760-1820)

English Royal Coin: George 111 (1760-1820)

$ 20.59

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  • Denomination: shilling
  • Year: 1817
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    Description

    Shilling
    1817, 24mm. Obv: GEOR:III D.G:| BRITT:REX F.D 1817, portrait right, obverse 4. Rev: HONI SOIT Q MAL Y PENSE(Evil to him who thinks evil - motto of the Order of the Garter), central crest with four quadrants. S3790, C:G3SH-110. The contemporary French kings were Louis XV and Louis XVI.
    George III
    was the first English born (1738 in London) Hanoverian king. He was the grandson of George II. He married (perhaps bigamously) Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1761 and they had 15 children who survived childbirth. He died in 1820, but his health failed earlier and his son George acted as Prince Regent after 1811.
    This reign
    witnessed profound changes in the western world. The French revolution in 1789 set the stage for the (temporary) end of French monarchy. Napoleon emerged as a reviver of French power on the continent which led to more than a decade of conflict, ending only with Waterloo. The American colonies gained their independence, Enlightenment ideas swept European society and the Industrial Revolution was transforming Britain, creating huge wealth, solidifying a global empire and creating new class stresses on the Island.
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