Featured Saint George on Coins, Tokens, & Medals

This is the British War Medal from WW1. The reverse shows a very Pistrucci-esque naked Saint George on horseback, carrying a short sword, trampling a Prussian eagle on a shield and a skull & crossbones. Designed by William McMillan. 6.5 million were made in silver, 110,000 in bronze. 427,993 of the silver ones went to the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Mine is edge engraved with the serial number and name of a Canadian infantryman: "2528428 PTE L SHRIGLEY 58-CAN INF". I've been trying to find out more about L Shrigley, but haven't been able to find an obituary. Closest I've found is the enlistment papers for a Leslie Shrigley, born 1897, and no certificate of death in military service. So, on a related note; does anyone know how to research this veteran?

 

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I was inspired to get some Eisleben Notgeld - the first to arrive were several 1917 10 pfennig:

 

Bamberg 1746 medal. Commemorates the death of Bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg (1729-46). Obv: St. George riding with the sword to the left and fighting with the dragon. Rev: Emperor Heinrich II. Riding to the right, next to the Cathedral of Bamberg, above two angels with the chapter coat of arms. Classified as Zepernick 65, Slg Erlanger 2415, Heller 363. 38.5 mm. Edge lettering.

 

Gibraltar 2003 1 pound:

 

I guess I’m going to post these two here too!
1708 piastra Ferrara

 

1651 Mansfeld Taler

 

Italy GENOA Luigino (Giorgino) 1668

 

Cast art medal, c. 1986, by Nicola d'Alton Moss, for the British Art Medal Society (image Spink).





'George and the Maiden'

 

Another St. George from the obscure Roveredo mint close to the Swiss-Italian border, this one killing the dragon the hard way, on foot

Switzerland MESOCCO Johann Jacob Trivulzio Grosso n.d. (1499-1518)

 

Netherlands City of NIJMEGEN Peerdeke (1/4 Snaphaan) n.d. (c. 1530)

St. George with a feathered helmet is riding right, brandishing a sword, but there is no sign of a dragon below. Maybe he has been worn off this low-valued coin of the people after almost 500 years. I am afraid it is not in great condition.

 

1799 pattern halfpenny by Fullarton.

 

Just found this cool little medal in the past week. My photos below:

 

Another issue from Mansfeld – this time a 1/3 taler:


County of Mansfeld-Eisleben, Johann Georg III, AR ⅓ Taler, 1669 AD, Eisleben mint. Obv: (anchor) IOHAN. GEORG. COM. IN. MANSFELT. NOB ; 1/3; St. George on horseback r., slaying dragon with lance; on horse’s saddle, arms of Mansfeld-Eisleben. Rev: (anchor) DOM. IN. H. S. ET. S. FORTITER. ET. CONSTANTER; 16-69; crowned coat of arms of Mansfeld-Eisleben; AB-K for moneyer Anton Bernhard Koburger. 32.5mm, 9.12g. Ref: Tornau 493; KM #118.

 

Here's a Mansfeld thaler, 1547, showing St. George standing behind the Mansfeld shield, with the dragon lower left. Quite different, especially for Mansfeld.

This coin came by way of Silver Dollars Reg. of Toronto, Canada around 1980-81.

De May 668
Dav. 9516

28.5 grams
40 mm., 4 h.

 

GB 1897 halfcrown

 

GB 1893 half sovereign

 

Here's another Mansfeld Taler with a somewhat different St. George.

MANSFELD Joint Issue of Günther IV, Ernst II, Hoyer VI, Gebhard VII & Albrecht VII
Taler 1521

A young-looking St. George riding over the dragon. Presumably he has already killed it because he is paying no attention to it but brandishing his sword in triumph.
Incidentally, this is the oldest Mansfeld Taler.