Gold, George III, King of Hannover, 1814

Gold, George III, King of Hannover, 1814

Obverse, V Thaler, 1814.

Reverse, Motto on shield in Anglo-Norman dialect of Old French-HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE-shame on anyone who thinks badly of it-the Motto of the Order of the Garter, the highest of all British knighthoods, reflecting 200 years of French rule after the 1066 Norman conquest.