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

€13,184.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1823-1824
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#688, Sp#3808
Obverse descriptionFirst laureate bust 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 descriptionSecond crowned and Gartered shield of arms, national flower emblems around, date below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHONI·SOIT·QUI MAL·Y·PENSE·· ANNO 1823
(Translation: Shame on he who thinks evil of it)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1823  - mintage incl. KM#676 - 2 003 700
1823  - Proof -
1824  - mintage data uncertain - 465 600
1824  - Proof -
Catalog ID3024842110
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