George III 1818 Gold
Sovereigns
1818 Sovereigns
There were three varieties of half and five varieties of one Sovereigns minted in 1818 during the Reign of George III. The obverse of the half and one sovereign was designed by Benedetto Pistrucci and the reverse of the half by William Wyon.
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George III 1818 half Sovereigns
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Obverse: The king's head facing right, laureate with short hair. Tie with a loop and with two ends trailing onto a bare neck.
Legend: GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1817
Engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci
Reverse: An angular shield surmounted by the royal crown, bearing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. The Hanoverian arms with an escutcheon surmounted by the royal crown in the centre of the shield.
Legend: BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:
Engraver: William Wyon
Legend: GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1817
Engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci
Reverse: An angular shield surmounted by the royal crown, bearing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. The Hanoverian arms with an escutcheon surmounted by the royal crown in the centre of the shield.
Legend: BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:
Engraver: William Wyon
1818 Half Sovereign
Unlike the one Sovereign, the reverse was designed by William Wyon and features an angular shield containing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. It featured the new 'milled edge' to minimise clipping of coins and had a face value of 10 shillings. The 1818 series of half Sovereigns includes a notable and probably the first overdate error on the modern sovereign series. The overdate 1818/7 with the second figure 8 being entered over a 7, a very rare and remarkable overdate, seldom seen.
George III 1818 one Sovereigns
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Obverse: The kings head facing right, laureate with short hair. Tie with a loop and with two ends trailing onto a bare neck.
Legend: GEORGIUS III D:G:BRITANNIAR:REX F:D
Engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci
Reverse: St George with streamer flowing from helmet, mounted and slaying the dragon with a spear, all within a garter. On the ground under the broken shaft of the spear are the tiny incuse letters B.P. for Benedetto Pistrucci, and below them on the buckle of the garter are the incuse initials W.W.P for William Wellesley Polo.
Legend: HONI.SOIT.QUI.MAL.Y.PENSE.
Engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci
Legend: GEORGIUS III D:G:BRITANNIAR:REX F:D
Engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci
Reverse: St George with streamer flowing from helmet, mounted and slaying the dragon with a spear, all within a garter. On the ground under the broken shaft of the spear are the tiny incuse letters B.P. for Benedetto Pistrucci, and below them on the buckle of the garter are the incuse initials W.W.P for William Wellesley Polo.
Legend: HONI.SOIT.QUI.MAL.Y.PENSE.
Engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci
1818 One Sovereign
Both the Obverse & Reverse are by Benedetto Pistrucci, the Reverse featuring the iconic George & Dragon, a true masterpiece which has featured regularly on the sovereign up and until the present day. The 1818 sovereign is a lower mintage sovereign than the earlier 1817 one, with five varieties to keep the eagle eyed collector on their toes! Look out for the ascending and descending colon varieties and wiry curls examples with differing obverse legends. The proof variety rarely seen and a real gem...
