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George II Gold Five Guineas: Design, Heraldry, and the 1746 Lima Bullion Issues, obverseOBV
George II Gold Five Guineas: Design, Heraldry, and the 1746 Lima Bullion Issues, reverseREV
World Coins / England
George IIGold five guineas1729–1753 CE

George II Gold Five Guineas: Design, Heraldry, and the 1746 Lima Bullion Issues

An in-depth numismatic review of the gold five-guinea series of George II struck at the Tower of London, focusing on the historical context, iconographic evolution from John Croker to John Sigismund Tanner, reverse heraldry by John Ochs, documented varieties, and the provenance debates surrounding the 1746 Lima coinage.