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George II, Great Britain and Ireland (1683 - 1760) (Stamp 01)

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Quarterly 1. England impaling Scotland; 2. France; 3. Ireland; 4. Tierced in pairle reversed: Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick); Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg); A horse courant (Saxony); overall on an escutcheon gules the crown of Charlemagne (High Treasurer of the Empire); label. Impaling Quarterly 1. Per fess (Magdeburg); 2. An eagle displayed (Brandenburg); 3. An eagle displayed (Jägerndorff); 4. A griffin segreant (Herzog von Wenden); 5. A griffin segreant (Fürst von Wenden); 6. A griffin segreant (Pommern); 7. An eagle displayed (Crossen); 8. A griffin segreant (Kassuben); 9. An eagle displayed (Prussia); 10. Per pale (Halberstadt); 11. A lion rampant crowned within a bordure gobony (Nüremberg); 12. Two keys in saltire (Minden); 13. Quarterly (Hohenzollern); 14. A cross (Ratzeburg); 15. Gules (Blut Fahne or Regalien quarter)
Crest: On an imperial crown a lion statant gardant imperially crowned
Badge: The rose and the thistle
Motto: Ich dien
Helmet: sovereign
Order: Garter
Supporters: A lion gardant imperially crowned and a unicorn ducally gorged and chained each gorged with a a label
Dimensions (height x width): 74mm x 66mm
Usage: as Prince of Wales
Quarterings: 1. England impaling Scotland; 2. France; 3. Ireland; 4. Tierced in pairle reversed: Two lions passant gardant (Brunswick); Semy of hearts a lion rampant (Lunenberg); A horse courant (Saxony); overall on an escutcheon gules the crown of Charlemagne (High Treasurer of the Empire); label. Impaling Quarterly 1. Per fess (Magdeburg); 2. An eagle displayed (Brandenburg); 3. An eagle displayed (Jägerndorff); 4. A griffin segreant (Herzog von Wenden); 5. A griffin segreant (Fürst von Wenden); 6. A griffin segreant (Pommern); 7. An eagle displayed (Crossen); 8. A griffin segreant (Kassuben); 9. An eagle displayed (Prussia); 10. Per pale (Halberstadt); 11. A lion rampant crowned within a bordure gobony (Nüremberg); 12. Two keys in saltire (Minden); 13. Quarterly (Hohenzollern); 14. A cross (Ratzeburg); 15. Gules (Blut Fahne or Regalien quarter)

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