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Two Pound Piece: George III (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)
The collection record classifies this work as coins. It is dated 1820. Recorded culture or place: England, George III, 1760-1820.
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- Museum title
- Two Pound Piece: George III (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)
- Date
- 1820
- Culture / origin
- England, George III, 1760-1820
- Materials and technique
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855)
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1969.213
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
The five- and two-pound pieces struck for George III were only struck as patterns in this, the last year of the his reign. No pieces of either denomination were put into circulation. This very rare piece shows Pistrucci's Saint George as modified by Wyon. In the original the lance is broken; here the lance a been converted by Wyon into a sword, and it has appeared thus in future coinage. Later, in currency issues, the streamer disappears for a time for the helmet.
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