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Half-crown
A half-crown. Obverse: Bust of King George III, laureate in armour (right). Legend: 'GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA REX'. Reverse: Engraved on a smooth surface a sailor in a pigtail standing beside a tomb with a pyramidal top, a tree (left) a ship in distance (right). Inscription on the tomb: 'In the memory of Mary Hall'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1663 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Engraved commemorative coin - half-crown |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Vessels: | Mary Hall |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| People: | King George III |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 35 mm |