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Description: | Lima issue 1745. Obverse: GEORGIUS.II.DEI.GRATIA. Draped and cuirassed bust left, below the word LIMA. Reverse: 17-45 MBFET-HREXFD.B-ETLDS.R.I-ATETE. Four crowned shields eminating from a central radiating cross, each containing the arms of the British nations. Toothed edge. Edge: ANNO.REGNI.DECIMO.NONO.DECVS.ET. TVTAMRN. The regnal year on the edge in words. Spink says the following about this coinage: Some of the treasures seized by Admiral Anson during his circumnavigation of the globe 1740-4, and by other privateers, was made into coin, which has the word LIMA below the king's bust to celebrate the expedition's successful harassment of the Spanish Colonies in the New World. Mr Davis was a former Nottingham residentwho collected coins prior to his marriage.
Accession number: NCMG 2008-20 | Subjects: | royalty coins and medals | Temporal: | 1945 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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