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)
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series:				
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creation date:			1777
creation date earliest:		1777
creation date latest:		1777
current location:		
creditline:			The Norweb Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	England, George III, 1760-1820
technique:	gold
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Numismatics
type:		Coins
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* Richard Yeo (British, 1720–1779)  - designed by

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measurements: Diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
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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:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1969
	opening date:   1970-01-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1969</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1969
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1969-
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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.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb.<em> English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection</em>. [Catalog. 1968.
	page number: 	p. 68
	url:		

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IMAGES

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