Pattern or Trial striking on Crown-size flan from Halfcrown dies, 1816, by Thomas Wyon, struck in copper, large laureate bust right, traces of legend, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1816, rev. by Benedetto Pistrucci, die-axis 230', crowned shield of arms within the collar and garter of the Order of the Garter, most of legend visible BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:, edge incuse letters between two grained borders, DECUS ET TUTAMEN . ANNO REGNI QUINQUAGESIMO SEPTIMO. (L&S 151; Montagu 715; Murdoch 154; Nobleman 87), more weakly struck on obverse, as struck, extremely rare

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Pattern or Trial striking on Crown-size flan from Halfcrown dies, 1816, by Thomas Wyon, struck in copper, large laureate bust right, traces of legend, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1816, rev. by Benedetto Pistrucci, die-axis 230', crowned shield of arms within the collar and garter of the Order of the Garter, most of legend visible BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:, edge incuse letters between two grained borders, DECUS ET TUTAMEN . ANNO REGNI QUINQUAGESIMO SEPTIMO. (L&S 151; Montagu 715; Murdoch 154; Nobleman 87), more weakly struck on obverse, as struck, extremely rare