Buy Milled Half Guinea George II (1727-1760) Georgian Coins
George II was born in Hanover, Germany, to George I and Sophia Dorothea. He had a terrible relationship with his father. When his father was crowned King George I, the younger George and his wife, Caroline, kept a rival court until he became king himself in 1727. He was involved in warfare and even led an army to victory at the Battle of Dettingen when he was 61, but his reign is mostly remembered for the successes of others – he ruled at a time when Britain was gaining control over trade and colonising territories across the globe. He died at the age of 76, leaving the throne to his grandson, George III.
In British history, the Georgian period begins with the accession of king George I in 1714. He belonged to the House of Hanover and inherited the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland from his second cousin, Queen Anne. The Georgian period in Britain covers the reigns of his successors: George II (1727-1760), George III (1760-1820) and George IV (1820-1830). We’re also including the short reign of William IV (1830-1837) in our Georgian category. In coinage this period saw precious metal shortages, emergency counter stamped issues, the invention of steam-driven coin presses, the Great Recoinage of 1816, the first official token coinage and the introduction of the Sovereign.
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