1/2 Crown - George IV 1st portrait, 1st reverse

€13,178.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1820-1823
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Crown (1/8)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight14.14 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Obverse: Benedetto Pistrucci
Reverse: Jean Baptiste Merlen
In circulation to31 December 1969
Reference(s) KM#676, Sp#3807
Obverse descriptionFirst laureate portrait of King George IV left, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGIUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:
(Translation: George the Fourth by the Grace of God King of the Britains Defender of the Faith)
Reverse descriptionFirst crowned and mantled shield of arms (heavier garnishing), national flower emblems around, date below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringANNO 1820
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1820  - mintage incl. KM#672 - 2 396 500
1820  - plain edge; Proof -
1820  - Proof -
1821  - - 1 435 100
1821  - Proof -
1823  - mintage incl. KM#688 - 2 003 700
Catalog ID8955475410
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