Patina Retrospective Pattern Issues
Lot 4122 SESSION 13 (2.30pm Thursday 23 July) Patina Retrospective Pattern Issues
Estimate $400
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SOLD $360
IRELAND, George III (1760-1820), retrospective pattern crowns, dated 1808, obv. portrait of King George III by Kuchler to right, around GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX., initials C.H.K. on truncation, rev. crowned shield with date below 1808, above HIBERNIA, L X at sides, plain edge, approx 41mm diameter, struck in 6 metals, nickel silver, copper, bronzed copper, aluminium, golden alloy, pewter, lot comprises 25 pieces of each metal and each with descriptive ticket. Uncirculated. (150 pcs)
Produced in limited edition quantities by INA Ltd in Birmingham UK (near the site of Boulton's Soho Mint) in 2008 to illustrate the potential which had existed for the creation of a larger series of crown-sized coins featuring Kuchler's iconic portrait of George III, for Britain and the colonies.
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IRELAND, George IV (1820-1830), retrospective pattern crown, dated 1830, obv. portrait of King to left, ...
Estimate $280