1 Penny - William IV

€12,810.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1831-1837
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Penny (1⁄240)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionCopper
Weight18.9 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness2.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)William Wyon
In circulation to31 December 1869
Reference(s) KM#707, Sp#3845/6
Obverse descriptionUncrowned portrait of King William IV right, legend around, date below.  Note: varieties exist (see below)
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGULIELMUS IIII DEI GRATIA 1834
(Translation: William the Fourth by the Grace of God)
Reverse descriptionSeated figure of Britannia right, trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in right, legend around and national flower emblems in exergue.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:
(Translation: King of the Britains Defender of the Faith)
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1831  - Proof -
1831  - Sp#3845 - 806 400
1831  - Sp#3846; `.W.W` on trun -
1831  - Sp#3846; `W.W` on trun -
1834  - - 322 500
1837  - - 174 700
Catalog ID8505497240
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