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George III Sovereign Trial Piece
Royal Mint1817
The Royal Mint Museum
Llantrisant, South Wales
Benedetto Pistrucci, the Italian gem engraver produced this reverse trial piece. In this trial piece St George holds a broken lance, a design element which was changed to a sword in 1818.
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- Title: George III Sovereign Trial Piece
- Creator: Royal Mint
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Date Created: 1817
- Location Created: London
- Subject Keywords: Regency, George and the dragon, Trial Piece, George III, Sovereign, Gold
- Rights: Royal Mint Museum
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