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Two Guinea Piece: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
The collection record classifies this work as coins. It is dated 1773. Recorded culture or place: England, George III, 1760-1820.
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- Museum title
- Two Guinea Piece: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
- Date
- 1773
- Culture / origin
- England, George III, 1760-1820
- Materials and technique
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
- Artist / maker
- John Sigismund Tanner (British, 1705–1775)
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1969.210
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
This very rare piece is another example of the fine patterns being produced at this period. With the coming reform of the coinage, the five- and two-guinea pieces do not appear again for general circulation. John Sigismund Tanner came to England in 1728, was appointed chief engraver in 1741 and died in 1775. He was responsible for a large number of pattern coins and for most of the second "old head" type of currency coins issued during the reign of George II.
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