GEORGE II. (1727 to 1760.)

DENOMINATIONS.--_Silver._ Crown, Half-crown, Shilling, Sixpence,

Fourpence, Threepence, Twopence, Penny. _Gold._ Five-guinea,

Two-guinea, Guinea, Half-guinea. _Copper._ Halfpenny, Farthing.

OBVERSE.--_Type._ Sinister laureated bust profile, in armour, hair long

and curled; under the head of some is LIMA.

_Legend._ GEORGIVS II DEI GRATIA.

REVERSE.--_Type._ Four crowned shields in cross as on those of George

I. In the centre of some is the motto, HONI SOIT, etc., on the garter

round the cross, as George I. On some, plain between the shields; on

others, a rose and Welsh feathers alternately, four roses or four

feathers, to denote the silver from which they are minted. Fourpence,

Threepence, Twopence, and Penny, values, crowned.

_Legend._ M. B. F. ET. H. REX. F. D. B. ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T. ET.

E., as explained under George I., and date. Penny, MAG. BRI. FR. ET.

HIB. REX., and date.

_Gold._ Bust, undraped, laureated; reverse, royal arms in an ornamented

shield, crowned.

_Copper._ Halfpence and Farthings. Bust as before, laureated and in

armour, GEORGIVS II REX.; reverse, figure of Britannia, BRITANNIA,

date in exergue. Irish Halfpence and Farthings, same bust, undraped;

reverse, Irish harp, crowned, HIBERNIA, and date.

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