Five Pound Piece: George VI (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)
1937
Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.223
The of King George VI, shown uncrowned, was designed by Thomas Humphrey Paget, a medal and coin designer who worked for the Royal Mint. The reverse image of St. George and the Dragon was designed by Benedetto Pistrucci, an Italian gem and coin engraver whose work is still used...
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Terms
Culture
England, George VI, 1936-1952
Technique
gold
Medium
gold
Genre
Coins
Department
Medieval Art
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