Historical Medals Tokens Exonumia of Great Britain UK England. George II.

sizes 35-40mm 24-30 g 

Receive a token from bronze, brass, copper or nickel. Silver plated or gold plated. The motif is George II. A perfect historical gift for collectors or as an addition to your own collection. This offer is only available for a limited time. Quantity: as long as stock lasts

Material e.g.: Cu/Ni / copper / bronze / brass gold plated 22-24K / silver plated with 925 sterling plating

Weight: varies

Size: varies

Condition: various conditions up to mint condition

Packaging: coin capsule 

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George II (George Augustus; German: Georg August; 30 October / 9 November 1683^[a] – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg(Hanover) and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 (O.S.) until his death in 1760.Born and brought up in northern Germany, George is the most recent British monarch born outside Great Britain. The Act of Settlement 1701and the Acts of Union 1707 positioned his grandmother Sophia of Hanoverand her Protestant descendants to inherit the British throne. In 1705, George married Princess Caroline of Ansbach, with whom he had eight children. After the deaths of George's grandmother and Anne, Queen of Great Britain, in 1714, George's father, the Elector of Hanover, ascended the British throne as George I. In the first years of his father's reign as king, Prince George was associated with opposition politicians until they rejoined the governing party in 1720.As king from 1727, George exercised little control over British domestic policy, which was largely controlled by the Parliament of Great Britain. As elector he spent twelve summers in Hanover, where he had more direct control over government policy. He had a difficult relationship with his eldest son, Frederick, who supported the parliamentary opposition. During the War of the Austrian Succession, George participated at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743, and thus became the most recent British monarch to lead an army in battle. In 1745 supporters of the Catholic claimant to the British throne, James Francis Edward Stuart ("The Old Pretender"), led by James's son Charles Edward Stuart ("The Young Pretender" or "Bonnie Prince Charlie"), attempted and failed to depose George in the last of the Jacobite rebellions. Frederick died suddenly in 1751, nine years before his father; George was succeeded by Frederick's eldest son, George III.For two centuries after George II's death, history tended to view him with disdain, concentrating on his mistresses, short temper, and boorishness. Since then, reassessment of his legacy has led scholars to conclude that he exercised more influence in foreign policy and military appointments than previously thought.