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Fantasy Coin - 1 Crown - William IV Three Graces
| Issuer | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King William IV facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair. The king is depicted with a truncated bust, and the engraver's initials 'W.W.' appear at the base of the truncation, attributing the design to William Wyon. A beaded border frames the periphery, with the Latin legend divided around the effigy reading 'GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:' |
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| Reverse description | Three classically draped female figures — the Three Graces — stand in close embrace at the centre of the field, representing England, Scotland, and Ireland. To the left, a harp symbolises Ireland; to the right, a thistle represents Scotland. The date 1835 appears in the exergue below the group. The Latin motto 'DECUS ET TUTAMEN' (meaning 'An ornament and a safeguard') is divided across the upper field on either side of the figures. The whole is encircled by a beaded border. |
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The original Three Graces pattern crown was designed by William Wyon and produced in 1817 as a proposed coinage for George IV, never formally adopted for circulation. The William IV version followed similar lines as a pattern piece from the 1830s — also never struck for general use. What's being sold here is neither: a 2006 fantasy strike with no official issuing authority behind it, produced for the collector novelty market and bearing no relationship to any historic Royal Mint production decision.