The 1818 Crown obverse features the laureate head of King George III facing right, with the surrounding legend: 'GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIARUM REX F: D:', with 'PISTRUCCI' underneath, and date 1818 below.. The UK 1818 Crown reverse depicts St George, the patron saint of England, on horseback, slaying the dragon. Below the groundline is 'PISTRUCCI'. The design is surrounded by a garter, with the motto of the chivalric 'Order of the Garter' inside: 'HONI - SOIT - QUI - MAL - Y - PENSE.'.The 1818 crown was worth five shillings (a shilling being 12 pre-decimal pence) or one quarter of a pound. The 1818 British crown, the successor to the English crown and the Scottish dollar, came into being with the union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland.