File:British sixpence 1787.png

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English: 1787 British sixpence
The Latin inscription on the obverse reads:
GEORGIUS·III·DEUS·GRATIA·, which translates to:
George the Third, by the Grace of God.
The heavily abbreviated Latin inscription on the reverse reads:
M·B·F·ET·H·REX·F·D·B·ET·L·D·S·R·I·A·T·ET·E, which is short for:
Magnæ Britanniæ Franciæ ET Hiberniæ REX, Fidei Defensor, Brunsvicensis ET Lunenbergensis [or Lunenburgensis or Luneburgensis; go fite it owt] Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi Thesaurius ET Elector, which translates to:
[The} King of Great Britain, France & Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick & Lunenburg, [and the] Holy Roman Empire's High Treasurer & Elector.
NB the semé of hearts on the left side of the left shield on the reverse. Some versions of this 1787 coin lack this detail.
English: This coin is listed in the Standard Catalogue of British Coins under the ID 3749.
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