Lot 1012
1012
George III, Pattern Crown, undated, by Webb and Mills for Mudie, laureate head right, signatures and initials below, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA. rev. struck en medaille, crowned cruciform shields, small St George and dragon at centre, emblems in angles, Mills Fecit, edge plain (ES 221; L&S 214), brilliant, practically as struck, rare
George III, Pattern Crown, undated, by Webb and Mills for Mudie, laureate head right, signatures and initials below, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA. rev. struck en medaille, crowned cruciform shields, small St George and dragon at centre, emblems in angles, Mills Fecit, edge plain (ES 221; L&S 214), brilliant, practically as struck, rare

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George III, Pattern Crown, undated, by Webb and Mills for Mudie, laureate head right, signatures and initials below, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA. rev. struck en medaille, crowned cruciform shields, small St George and dragon at centre, emblems in angles, Mills Fecit, edge plain (ES 221; L&S 214), brilliant, practically as struck, rare

Lot Essay

Thomas Webb designed the obverse and George Mills the reverse, the pattern having been commissioned by James Mudie, a medallist better known for his series of "National Medals" commemorating British victories over the French during the reign of George III. This was a private unofficial proposal for a Crown to replace the then current Pistrucci design.