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An image of Mourning ring. Gold and enamel. Broad, widening at front, decorated along the edges with a band of chased floral ornament between which is a convex band of black enamel with the inscription, reserved in Gothic letters: 'KING GEORGE THE THIRD'. At the front of a hoop is a square plaque with the script monogram 'GR' surmounted by an enamel crown. Inside the hoop is inscribed: Obt 29 Jan A 81 years 7 months and in the 60th year of his reign.

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Mourning ring. Gold and enamel. Broad, widening at front, decorated along the edges with a band of chased floral ornament between which is a convex band of black enamel with the inscription, reserved in Gothic letters: 'KING GEORGE THE THIRD'. At the front of a hoop is a square plaque with the script monogram 'GR' surmounted by an enamel crown. Inside the hoop is inscribed: Obt 29 Jan A 81 years 7 months and in the 60th year of his reign.

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Accession Number: PER.M.204-1923
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