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Sovereign: Victoria (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
William Wyon1839
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
With the end of the rule of the House of Hanover, whose last direct representative on the British throne was William IV (died 1837), the royal arms that had ceased to show the French pretention at the end of the first coinage of George III were now further simplified. In each quarter from top right to bottom left: 1. England; 2. Scotland; 3. Ireland; 4. England.
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- Title: Sovereign: Victoria (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
- Creator: William Wyon (British, 1795-1851)
- Date Created: 1839
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
- Provenance: Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Coins
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.218
- Medium: gold
- Inscriptions: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA; below: 1839., BRITANNIARUM REGINA FLD DEF
- Fun Fact: William Wyon was the official chief engraver at the Royal Mint from 1828 until his death.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: England, Victoria, 1837-1901
- Credit Line: The Norweb Collection
- Collection: MED - Numismatics
- Accession Number: 1969.218
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