English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman CoinsJewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
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English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman Coins
Jewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
Coins, British; Numismatics -- Great Britain; Tokens -- Great Britain
_Copper._ Pennies, Halfpennies, and Farthings; early, bust profile,
laureated, draped or undraped; Pence and Halfpence, GEORGIVS IV DG
REX.; Farthings, GEORGIVS IIII DEI GRATIA; Pence and Halfpence; Irish,
harp, crowned, HIBERNIA. and date; Farthing, Britannia seated on a
rock, facing the right, helmeted, in her left hand the trident, in her
right, which rests on the shield, an olive branch, lion at her feet,
no water in distance, date in exergue; later, Pence, Halfpence, and
Farthings, Britannia seated helmeted, left hand the trident, right
resting on shield, no olive branch, nor lion, beneath the figure, the
rose, thistle, and shamrock, BRITANNIAR REX FID. DEF. A Half-farthing
for Ceylon, and a one third of a Farthing, for Malta, were struck in
1827-8, and are rare.
WILLIAM IV. (1830 to 1837.)
DENOMINATIONS.--_Silver._ Crown, Half-crown, Shilling, Sixpence,
Groat or Fourpence, Threepence, Twopence, Penny, Three-halfpence.
_Gold._ Double-sovereign, Sovereign, Half-sovereign. _Copper._ Penny,
Halfpenny, Farthing.
OBVERSE.--_Type._ Dexter bust profile, undraped, hair short.
_Legend._ GVLIELMVS IIII D. G. BRITANNIAR. REX F. D.
REVERSE.--_Type._ Half-crown, ermine robe surmounted by the crown, tied
at the corners with cord and tassels, on the robe are the royal arms
in a plain square shield, beneath which is the collar and badge of the
Order of the Garter; dated with the word ANNO.; Shilling and Sixpence,
within a wreath formed by branches of olive and oak is the value, ONE
SHILLING.--SIXPENCE. in two lines, a crown above, beneath the wreath
the date; Fourpence, figure of Britannia, FOUR PENCE, date in exergue.
Maundy money, value, crowned, within a wreath of oak branches.
_Gold._ All the same bust as on the silver. Five-pound-piece, a pattern
piece only; Double-sovereign, with arms, with mantle, garter, and
crown; Sovereign, Half-sovereign, bust as before; reverse, royal arms
in ornamental shield.
_Copper._ Pence, Halfpence, and Farthings, bust as before, date under
the head, GULIELMUS IIII DEI GRATIA; reverse, Britannia, as last
coinage of George IV.; beneath the figure, rose, thistle, and shamrock,
BRITANNIAR REX. FID. DEF. Several colonial and other coins were also
struck in silver and copper.
VICTORIA. (1837.)
DENOMINATIONS.--_Silver._ Crown, Half-crown, Florin or Two-shilling
piece, Shilling, Sixpence, Groat or Fourpence, Threepence, Twopence,
Penny. _Gold._ Five-pound-piece, Double-sovereign or Two-pound-piece,
Sovereign, Half-sovereign. _Copper._ Penny, Halfpenny, Farthing,
Half-farthing. _Bronze._ Penny, Halfpenny, and Farthing.
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