3 Pence Obverse Legend Translation?

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Podoprigora Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 03/01/2010 1:34 pm On the observe of a British 1916 3 pence I see words GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX F.D. IND:IMP: What do they stand for? Moved to British forum and title expanded for clarity - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 189320 Posts	Posted 03/01/2010 1:59 pm I believe it is George V, by the Grace of God, King of Britain, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189320 Posts	Posted 03/01/2010 2:26 pm Click here for a previous thread. I missed the part about it being "All of Britain" (referenced by OMN). Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 03/01/2010 2:31 pm George V.. But yes, that's it. OMN REX (King of All) (OMN REG[ina] is Queen of All) BRITT (Britain) F D or FID[ei] DEF[ensor] (Defender of the Faith) IND[ia] (India) IMP[erator] (Emperor) Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 03/01/2010 2:33 pm yikes, where did Mr. I Agree come from... IND(ia) ! :) Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189320 Posts	Posted 03/01/2010 2:38 pm Quote: yikes, where did Mr. I Agree come from... I have no idea what you are talking about! Probably the same place my extra "I" in "IV" came from (and mysteriously disappeared to) Yes, I fixed your [ia] glitch. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 03/01/2010 4:28 pm thank you! durn bbcode will get you every time Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 03/02/2010 02:11 am "Britanniarum Omnium Rex" is plural: "King of all the Britains" - meaning all of the British Isles, and anywhere else that "British people" might be found. The "Britanniarum Omnium" part was finally dropped shortly after Queen Elizabeth II took the throne, in recognition of the facts that (a) there was now a large part of "the Britains" - i.e. the Republic of Ireland - that no longer recognized the British monarch, and (b) that the other Commonwealth Realms - Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa etc. - were now independent countries in their own right and no longer thought of themselves as "British colonists". Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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