id: 144531 accession number: 1969.211 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.211 updated: 2023-03-11 20:50:49.172000 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 * English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963). --- 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: A pattern piece, this coin was not made for circulation. digital description: wall description: This is an extremely rare piece and one demonstrating the ability of the artist. Richard Yeo was appointed assistant engraver at the Royal Mint in 1749, chief engraver in 1775, and died in 1779. He was responsible for a large number of pattern pieces and for some of the currency coins of the period. --- 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