Anglesea and District Historical Society
Coin, 'Cartwheel' Twopence, 1797
... soho mint... alloy, struck at the Soho Mint, Birminghm, England, 1797. Round... Anglesea great-ocean-road coins cartwheel twopence soho mint ...
COIN, "CARTWHEEL" TWOPENCE, GEORGE III (1760-1820), copper alloy, struck at the Soho Mint, Birminghm, England, 1797. Round twopence coin, plain edge. On the obverse is a central effigy of George III with olive crown facing right, surrounding legend 'GEORGIUS III. D. G. REX". On the reverse is the central effigy of a draped female figure in helmet and carrying a trident (Britannia) seated on a shield facing left. She sits above waves and a ship is to the left in the background. The legend is '"BRITANNIA/179".See abovecoins, cartwheel twopence, soho mint, matthew boulton