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Half-Crown of George IV, 1821. The inscription reads GEORGIUS IIII D G BRITANNIAR REX D G (George IV, by the Grace of God King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith). George IV was the last British King to be shown on coins wearing a Roman-style laurel wreath [attribution: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=446259]
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Shilling of George IV [attribution: Rasiel Suarez [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]]
Crown, George I, England, 1716 [attribution: Daderot [Public domain]]
Gold Guinea of George III, dated 1789. The inscription reads in Latin, “Georgius III Dei Gratia,” or in English “George III, By the Grace of God” [attribution: Coinman62 at English Wikipedia [Public domain]]
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And now for some lines from the story to go with the picture:
“Do you still wish to see your brother?” Bingley asked as Richard was settling himself in bed.
“Yes,” Richard said before sighing with relief as he lay back against his pillows. “Tell him to bring his half-crown,” Richard called after Bingley. “The scoundrel,” he muttered. “He best not be trying to buy any more kisses from Lydia.”
“Does that mean you are not giving her up?” Darcy pulled a chair near the bed.
“No. It means she does not need to be put upon by him.”
[from Loving Lydia, book 3 in the Marrying Elizabeth Series]
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Confounding Caroline, book 1 ~ Delighting Mrs. Bennet, book 2
