E-auction 145-84456 - fwo_381668 - UNITED KINGDOM 1 Crown Georges IIII 1821
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Estimate : | 170 € |
Price : | 104 € |
Maximum bid : | 118 € |
End of the sale : | 25 January 2016 18:23:00 |
bidders : | 11 bidders |
Type : 1 Crown Georges IIII
Date: 1821
Quantity minted : 438000
Metal : silver
Diameter : 37 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 27,85 g.
Edge : en relief
Coments on the condition:
L’exemplaire présente des petits coups sur la tranche et une usure plus prononcée au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GEORGIUS IIII D: G: - BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:.
Obverse description : portrait à gauche lauré de Georges IV.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 1821.
Reverse description : Saint Georges à cheval terrassant le dragon.
Commentary
La Couronne (Crown) a été introduite en Angleterre par la réforme monétaire d’Henri VIII en 1526. Elle vaut 5 Shillings. La dénomination “Crown” sera abandonnée en 1950 au profit de la mention “5 Shillings”..