Two Pound Piece: George V (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)
1911
Bertram Mackennal
Bertram Mackennal (Australian, 1863–1931)
Medieval Art
Two Pound Piece: George V (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse), 1911. Design by Bertram Mackennal (Australian, 1863–1931), design by after Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855). Gold; diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.222 This piece was struck for inclusion in poof sets, never for circulation.
- Maker/Artist
- Mackennal, Bertram
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP: Translation: George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India Remark: Obverse Inscription: 1911 Remark: Reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.222
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1969, <em>English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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