SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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George III. 1760-1820. Gilded Silver Medal 1810, 58.34 g. George III, Golden Jubilee. Unsigned, by C. H. Küchler. Bust, laureate and draped. GEORGIUS III . D : G . BRITANNIARUM REX . FID . DEFEN. 25 OCT . 1810. Rv. Arms of Salisbury. LUSTRA DECEM COMPLEVIT . REGNAT ADHUC, REGNETQUE DIU. Plain edge. 48.5 mm. Eimer 1008. BHM 684. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated.
Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, London, March 1998, lot 1660.
George III's jubilee celebrations began in 1809. On the morning of 25 October, the day marking the beginning of the 50th year of his reign, a Service of Thanksgiving was held in St George's Chapel, Windsor, followed by a review of the troops.