1783 Georgivs Triumpho Token
$14.2
$17.89
Description Believed to have been struck to commemorate the American Victory in the Revolutionary War. Obverse: The Portrait bears a strong resemblance to England’s King George III It is believed that this portrait was used because the creator of this token did not have a likeness of George Washington to work with. Inscription reads: GEORGIVS TRIUMPHO Reverse: Goddess of Liberty behind a framework of 13 bars and fleur-de-lis. Holding an olive in her right hand and a staff of liberty in her left. Legend reads: VOCE POPOLI (“By the Voice of the People”) 1783. Diameter: 26 mm Copper Electroplated lead-free metal made in the USA Packaged in a coin collecting flip with the description of the coin printed on the flip insert.
Post Colonial America