id: 144531 accession number: 1969.211 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.211 updated: 2025-02-09 03:26:38.783000 Five Guineas: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1777. Design by Richard Yeo (British, 1720–1779). Gold; diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.211 title: Five Guineas: George III (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1777 creation date earliest: 1777 creation date latest: 1777 current location: creditline: The Norweb Collection copyright: --- culture: England, George III, 1760-1820 technique: gold department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Numismatics type: Coins find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Richard Yeo (British, 1720–1779) - designed by --- measurements: Diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: DEI . GRATIA . GEORGIVS . III. translation: remark: inscription: M.B.F.ET.H.REX.F.D.B.ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T.ET.E 17 77 translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1969 opening date: 1970-01-27T05:00:00 Year in Review: 1969. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * {'description': 'English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).', 'opening_date': '1963-01-01T00:00:00'} --- PROVENANCE Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: -1969 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1969- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection. [Catalog. 1968. page number: p. 68 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.211/1969.211_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.211/1969.211_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.211/1969.211_full.tif