Bust of George I., r., laureate, hair long, in scale armour
with straps on the shoulder and mantle looped on the shoulder.
Leg. GEORGIYS . D : G . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REX. On
truncation, i. c. (John Croker.)
Rev. The King, in royal robes, seated, r., in a shell-formed
chair, is crowned hy Britannia, holding her spear and shield.
Ex. in a v g v ra t . xx . o ct MDCcxini. (Crowned, 20 Oct. 1714.)
1-35. Rapin, x. 11. Yan Loon, Y. 255.
MB. AL At. Ah (four varieties). Common.
This is the official medal struck for distribution amongst
the officers of state and spectators of the splendid ceremony of
the coronation. Several pairs of dies were used to produce this
medal; some have i. c. on the truncation of the arm, like the
above ; some have one pellet between the letters of the legend I
some have two, and others omit the initials of the artist. The
last variety was probably struck only in copper.
10. C o ro n a t io n , October, 1714.
Bust of George I., r., laureate, hair long, in armour and
mantle looped on the shoulder. Leg. g eorgtvs . d : g . m :
b r : f r : e : h i : r .
Rev. The King crowned hy Britannia, &c. ; similar to the
preceding. Ex. inavgvrat : xx : oct . m d c c x i i i i.
1-2.
MB. Æ.
A bad imitation of the coronation medal. This and the
following one were executed for distribution among the populace.
¡11 C o r on a t io n, October, 1714.
Bust of George I., r., &c. ; similar to the preceding. Leg.
GEORGIYS . d g m : b : f : e : h : R.
Rev. The King crowned by Britannia, &c.; similar to No. 9.
Leg. inavgvrat . xx . oc . MDCCXIIII.
1.M
B. M.
A still worse imitation of the coronation medal.
12. C oron a t io n . October, 1714.
Bust of George I., r., laureate, hair long, in mantle. Leg.
GEORG LVD . D . G . M . BRIT . FR . ET HIB . REX DVX B & L .
s . R . i . e l e c . Below, * , the mark of Georg Wilhelm Vestner.
Same as Nos. 4, 5.
Rev. St. George, on horseback, I., slaying the Dragon; Yictory
hovers above and crowns him. Leg. f id e i d e f e n s o r e t aeqvt.
(Defender of the Faith and of Justice.) Ex. coronatvs 31 .
oct . m d c c x i i i i . (Crowned, 31 Oct. 1714.) v. (Georg Wilhelm
Vestner.)
l -7. Lochner, II. 417. Seelander, Num. Bruns. Lune-
hurg., PI. 144.
MB. 2Et. Very rare.
St. George is the emblem of the King; and the Dragon is
intended to represent here, as in other instances, Popery and
Arbitrary Power, which are overthrown by the establishment of
the House of Brunswick on the throne of England. The date
is according to the new style.
13. C oron a t io n . October, 1714. N u r em b e r g C o u n t e r .
Bust of George I., r., laureate, hair long, in armour and
mantle fastened with hrooch on the shoulder. Leg. g eo r g iv s .
m . b r . f r . e t HIB . r e x . Below, l . (Johann Gottlieb
Lauffer.)
Rev. St. George, on horseback, I., slaying the Dragon. Leg.
FIDEI DEFENSOR ET AEQVI.
•95.
MB. M. Rare.
A Nuremberg counter, imitated in some degree from the
preceding.