-
1 of 253523 objects
Hilliard & Thomason [Birmingham]
Box inset with an 1819 George III silver crown coin hallmark 1876-7
Silver | 3.9 x 7.0 x 4.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 3755
-
Oval silver straight-sided box and cover with a reeded projecting rim; a George III silver crown coin set into centre of lid, showing the right profile laureate bust of George III with inscription, 'Georgius III D.G. Britanniarum Rex F.D. 1819'. Verso of coin showing St.George and the Dragon, and inscribed, 'Honi soit qui mal y pense'.
Engraved on the front '9th Novr. 1896.'Provenance
From the Hon. C.R. Spencer to King Edward VII, 9 November 1896
-
Creator(s)
(silversmith)(nationality)Acquirer(s)
-
Medium and techniques
Silver
Measurements
3.9 x 7.0 x 4.8 cm (whole object)
Category
Object type(s)
