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Two Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
Jean Baptiste Merlen, William Wyon1831
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The two-pound piece in this reign was only struck as a pater in 1831. Again, as in the last reign, a limited number of proof sets were struck, and this coin was included in the sets. Since it never went into circulation it is properly called a pattern.
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- Title: Two Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
- Creator: Jean Baptiste Merlen (French, 1769–1850), William Wyon (British, 1795-1851)
- Date Created: 1831
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 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/1969.216
- Medium: gold
- Inscriptions: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D: GULIELMUS IIII D: G:, ANNO 1831
- Fun Fact: This is the largest gold coin issued during his brief reign.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: England, William IV, 1830-1837
- Credit Line: The Norweb Collection
- Collection: MED - Numismatics
- Accession Number: 1969.216
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