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| George IV Penny 1825-1827 |
GEORGE IV HALFPENNY
1825-1827
1825-1827
| Obverse and reverse bust designed by William Wyon. The obverse features the portrait of king William IV with a date below. With the words GEORGIUS VI DEI GRATIA. The reverse features a seated Britannia with the words BRITANNIAR: REX: FID: DEF:. There were three different reverse varieties for 1826. One without a centre line in the saltire. One with a thin raised line and the third with a thick raised line. The 1827 Pennies are rare especially in higher grades because they were issued for use in Australia, and a lot were damaged by environmental issues like the sea journey over there by ship. 1825,1826 & 1827 Copper, 18.7 grams, 34mm Diameter. |
GEORGE VI