Stock No. 2422	Accession of King George III 1760
Sterling silver medal commemorating the accession of King George III, 1760. Draped bust of George III with long hair tied in queue. Legend: GEORGIUS. III. REX. Reverse: Heart in centre of wreath of laurel and oak on a plinth inscribed BORN MAY 24 / 1738 / PROCLAIMED / OCTr 26. 1760. Legend around: ENTIRELY BRITISH. This specimen has a very unusual corded edge. See "British Historical Medals" Vol.I p.4/4, which rates this medal as "Very Rare" in silver. Maker :- J. Kirk

Condition :-Extremely fine
Circa :- 1760
Size :- 1.3 inches (33 mm)
George William Frederick (1738 - 1820), grandson of George II, son of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Succeeded to the throne in 1760 and at that time put forth a proclamation against immorality and declared that he 'gloried in the name of Briton'. He cultivated the image of an English nobleman rather than that of a German prince, hence, probably, the legend on the reverse of the medal. He was believed to have suffered from insanity in his later years and has been much maligned and misunderstood by some historians.

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