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4 Pence - George V
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1911-1916 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and draped bust of King George V facing left, engraved by Bertram Mackennal, wearing imperial state crown and military uniform with decorations visible at the truncation. The circumferential legend reads GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA in raised Latin capitals, framed by a beaded border. The portrait is rendered in a refined academic style with fine detail in the crown's arches and the king's beard and epaulettes. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA |
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The Maundy fourpence has been struck continuously for ceremonial distribution since at least the reign of Charles II, and George V's issues from this period were no exception — produced each year for the Royal Maundy ceremony, in which the sovereign distributes specially struck coins to elderly recipients, one person per year of the monarch's age. These pieces entered genuine circulation so rarely that even worn examples prompt suspicion.
During the First World War, silver Maundy denominations were among the few British coins to retain full sterling fineness while standard coinage was debased in 1920.