Stock No. 3363	Very rare silver medal - Accession of George I
Very rare silver medal struck for the Accession of George I to the British throne on 12 August. 1714, with a very attractive reverse. Obverse: Bust of George I, facing right, laureate, hair long, in mantle. Legend: GEORG LVD . D . G . M . BRIT . FR . ET HIB . REX DVX B & L . S . R . I . ELEC. (George Louis, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.) Beneath, a star, which is the mark of Georg Wilhelm Vestner. Reverse: The sun in the midst of the constellation Leo. Legend: REGNORVM ALBIONIS NVNC IVRA GEORGIVS INTRAT . ANNO MDCCXIV . D . XII . AVGVSTI. (George now enters into the authority of the kingdoms of Britain, 12 Aug. 1714.) Maker :- Georg Wilhelm Vestner

Condition :-Extremely Fine
Circa :- 1714
Size :- 1.7 inches (43.2 mm) diameter
See Medallic Illustrations vol.II, p.421/4 where this medal is rated as very rare. The mark of a star had been the private mark of Georg Hautsch. However, after his death in 1712, this mark was adopted by Georg Wilhelm Vestner, a medallist from Nuremberg. In the middle of August, the sun is in the midst of the constellation Leo. The reverse of this medal symbolizes George I as entering into the kingdom of the British Lion at that season of the year.

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