GEORGIVS V DEL GRA:BRITT:OMN:REX FID:DEF:IND:IMP Circulated Over 100 years old. Condition Good.
Legend GEORGIVS VDEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Full text: GEORGIVS VDEI GRATIA BRITANNIARUM OMNIUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR INDIAE IMPERATOR
Translation: Translatedfrom Latin: George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains,Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.
This legend was displayed on British coinage between 1911and 1936 during the reign of King George V.
By long-standing tradition, the legends of ruling Britishmonarchs are rendered in Latin. On coinage, these are abbreviated because ofthe limited space available.
Obverse Bare head ofKing George V facing left; below on neck truncation in small letters, thedesigner's initials B.M. (for Sir Bertram Mac Kennal); around, the monarch'slegend GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP: (George theFifth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith,Emperor of India).
Reverse Figure ofBritannia seated facing right on a rock wearing a helmet and flowing robes; sheholds a trident and rests her right hand on a shield which bears the combinedcrosses of the Union Flag; around, the denomination ONE PENNY; in exergue, thedate 1914.
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