King George II (1727-1760)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years : 1729-1739
Composition: Copper
Weight: 9.86 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
Obverse: Young laureate and cuirassed portrait of King George II facing left, legend around.
Lettering: GEORGIVS· II· REX·
Engraver: John Croker
Reverse: Seated figure of Britannia facing left, trident in left hand, olive branch in right, shield with Union flag resting on left, legend around, date in exergue.
Lettering: BRITAN NIA · 1733
Edge: Plain
References KM# 566, Sp# 3717
GREAT BRITAIN 1727-1760 HALF PENNY GEORGE II
In 1727, a new king took his place upon the throne in Great Britain. George II had become the new monarch... and five years later, America’s first president was born. Named after King George, George Washington even served the British Crown as an officer in the British Colonial Army during the French and Indian War. Washington’s allegiance to his namesake did not extend to George II’s successor, King George III. The new King George’s tyrannical policies led to American colonial leaders establishing a new nation – and choosing George Washington to lead them.
These coins circulated throughout the reign of King George II in both America and Great Britain before the Revolutionary War making them important pieces of Colonial American history.
STRUCK DURING THE REIGN OF AN AMERICAN KING – The copper half-penny coin was struck from 1727-1760 during the reign of England’s George II – America’s next-to last King!
LEGAL TENDER COINAGE – These coins were legal tender in both England and America and used in everyday transactions for more than half a century.
