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1/2 Crown - George IV 1st portrait, 2nd reverse
Issuer | United Kingdom |
Year | 1823-1824 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | 1/2 Crown (1/8) |
Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
Composition | Silver (.925) |
Weight | 14.14 g |
Dimensions | 32 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Engraver(s) | Obverse: Benedetto Pistrucci Reverse: Jean Baptiste Merlen |
In circulation to | 31 December 1969 |
Reference(s) | KM#688, Sp#3808 |
Obverse description | First laureate bust of King George IV left, legend around. |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | GEORGIUS 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 description | Second crowned and Gartered shield of arms, national flower emblems around, date below. |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | HONI·SOIT·QUI MAL·Y·PENSE··
ANNO 1823 (Translation: Shame on he who thinks evil of it) |
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Mint | |
Mintage | 1823 - mintage incl. KM#676 - 2 003 700 1823 - Proof - 1824 - mintage data uncertain - 465 600 1824 - Proof -
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Catalog ID | 3024842110 |
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