1/2 Penny - William IV

€12,809.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1831-1837
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionCopper
Weight9.45 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)William Wyon
In circulation to31 December 1869
Reference(s) KM#706, Sp#3847
Obverse descriptionUncrowned portrait of King William IV facing right, legend around, date below.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGULIELMUS IIII DEI GRATIA 1831
(Translation: William the Fourth by the Grace of God)
Reverse descriptionSeated figure of Britannia right, with 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  - - 806 000
1831  - Proof (coin orientation) -
1831  - Proof (medal orientation) -
1834  - - 538 000
1837  - - 349 000
Catalog ID7793540540
Comments