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Fantasy Coin - 1 Crown William IV
| Issuer | Scotland (United Kingdom) |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing bust of King William IV, rendered in high relief after the original effigy designed by William Wyon. The king's hair is styled in natural curls, and his truncation is plain. The surrounding legend reads GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: distributed around the periphery, with the engraver's initials W.W. appearing at the bust truncation. The field is deeply mirrored, consistent with a proof-style strike, and the rim is bordered by fine milled dentils. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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A privately produced fantasy piece with no official issuing authority behind it — Scotland has struck no crown-sized coinage independently, and William IV issued nothing denominated in Scottish crowns during his reign from 1830 to 1837. Items like this circulate among collectors as curiosities rather than numismatic records, produced by small private mints with no Royal Mint involvement or government sanction.