Five Guineas: George II (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Five Guineas: George II (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)

1746

gold
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The crowned quartered shield of arms represents from right to left, top to bottom, a framed lion for Scotland, France with fleurs de lys, Ireland with harp, and two lions for Brunswick, among others.

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