Bidspirit auction | UK 1817 George III Silver

UK 1817 George III Silver Shilling - A UK sterling silver Shilling of King George III, dated 1817, KM# 666. The obverse features the Bull Head laureate bust of the King facing right, surrounded by the legend GEOR: III D: G: BRITANNIARUM REX F: D: with the date 1817 positioned below. The reverse displays a crowned royal shield of arms within the Order of the Garter, which is inscribed with the motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE. Struck in .925 silver, this coin represents the first full year of production for the new silver coinage following the Great Recoinage of 1816.