Help with identifying a piece -

golddustin

I found this will trying yet again to organize my collection. I have forgotten how I even came to have this item. It is most likely a replica, token, or replica of a token. It weighs 5 grams, is an inch in diameter and has a rather thin planchet.



As always, the help is greatly appreciated!

coindeuce

Great Britain, George IV Coronation Commemorative. Possibly contemporary, not certain.

ProofArtworkonCircs

George IV designed his own crown and wanted it to replace the other crowns. The jewels were rented and the government declined to purchase them. The jewels were returned in 1823 to the owners.

golddustin

Is that where the exclamation "By George!" came from?

lordmarcovan

<< <i>Is that where the exclamation "By George!" came from? >>

According to what I just Googled (which makes sense to me):



<< <i>"By George" is a linguistic corruption of "by Jove". "By Jove" entered into the English language in or around the 1500s as a way of invoking god without actually using the word "God", which was considered blasphemous >>



Jove, of course, was Jupiter to the Romans, Zeus to the Greeks.

rwyarmch

Brown's British Historical Medals lists a brass 25mm piece (no picture) with a description that fits your piece.
(BHM #1110)

grip

Well by Jove ,that is interesting .Thanks for the history lesson.