Rare Silver 1813 Great Britain 3 Shillings Bank Token George III High Grade WB11

Description

Rare Silver 1813 Great Britain 3 Shillings Bank Token George III High Grade
Specifications
Composition
.892 Silver
Years
1821-1822
Denomination
3 Shillings
Weight
14.4
g
Diameter
34 mm
Shape
Round
Reference
KM# 680.1
Design
Obverse
Laureate portrait of King George III right, legend around.
Lettering:
GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA REX
Translation:
George the Third by the Grace of God King
Engraver:
Lewis Pingo
Reverse
Legend above denomination and date, all within an oak wreath.
Lettering:
BANK
TOKEN
3 SHILL.
DATE
Comments
These Bank of England tokens were struck to a standard weight of 227 grains, comprising 202.4 grains pure silver and 24.6 grains alloy.
Minted during the Napoleonic Wars, when the Royal Mint was not producing Crown coinage but rather pieces issued under the authority of the Bank of England, thus technically a token although its purity of metal caused it to be accepted as money. The era of official circulating token coinage that began with the countermarking of Spanish American 8 Reales, would end with the final issue of this type, when the New Coinage began to appear. Sometimes this last type is called the Bare Head style but as may be clearly observed the king wears a laurel around his head.
Notes
Rare
Nice High Grade
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