George II Portrait Guinea coin weight ND

Reverse

A portrait of King George II facing left, with the lettering around it.

Script: Latin

Lettering: GEORGIVS II·REX

Translation: King George the Second

Edge

Plain

Comment

Coin weights were made to match the weights of certain coin denominations, usually of high value, in order to prevent fraud. Specifically, this one matches the weight of a guinea, which was a coin minted in the United Kingdom from 1663 to 1814, and it is equivalent to 21 shilings.