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Description: | Coin, copper, 35mm diameter. Regal penny, 1797. 'cartwheel'. Issuer The Royal Mint, 1797, Regal penny. Obverse Bust of George III facing right: �Georgius III. D. G. Rex�. Reverse Britannia seated, a small ship to the left of her feet, one hand holding an olive branch (obscured on this coin) the other holding a trident, a Union shield beneath her: �Britannia 1797�. Notes The design of the Britannia, better seen on the twopenny piece (1977-381/145), shows her to be relaxed and feminine in appearance. On later issues she became increasingly rigid, presumably a minor reflection of the Victorians themselves. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | coins | Temporal: | 1797 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Watt, James (maker) | Identifier: | 1977-381/147 | Go to resource |
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