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Five Pound Piece: St. George and the Dragon (reverse)

Benedetto Pistrucci

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gold coin with a raised edge. A muscular man on a horse with a sword in the right hand and a shield in the left. The horse has its tail to the left and head to the right and is rearing up on its hind legs. The man is wearing a helmet with a plume on top and no shirt. The horse is trampling a dragon on the ground which has a long neck, a large head and a long tail. The dragon's head is facing to the right. The year "1887" is stamped at the bottom.

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750 × 716 px
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