Crown 1821, Coin from United Kingdom

Crown 1821, Coin from United Kingdom (demonetised 1971)

Coin	Crown 1821

The edge lettering reads either "DECUS ET TUTAMEN. ANNO REGNI SECUNDO." (An ornament and a guard. Regnal year 2.) or "DECUS ET TUTAMEN. ANNO REGNI TERTIO." (Regnal year 3).

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	437,976

Obverse
Laureate head of the King facing left; below in small letters the artist's initials, B.P. (Benedetto Pistrucci); around, GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:

Obverse Inscription	GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:

Reverse
St. George, wearing a helmet and cape and holding a sword, on horseback attacking to right, below the front of the horse a fallen dragon; in small letters at right side of exergue line the artist's initials, B.P. (Benedetto Pistrucci); in exergue, 1821.

Reverse Inscription	1821

Edge	Inscribed (raised lettering)	Edge Inscription	DECUS ET TUTAMEN. ANNO REGNI SECUNDO.

Crown 1821: Known varieties

Variety	TERTIO (Proof only)
Mintage	unknown (included in total)
Details	Edge lettering "DECUS ET TUTAMEN. ANNO REGNI TERTIO." (Regnal year 3).
Variety	SECUNDO (Proof)
Mintage	unknown (included in total)

Crown 1821: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
Museums Victoria Collections	2016	Coin description	link
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mint
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mintage
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Varieties		TERTIO and SECUNDO proofs

All (45) Coins of Country: United Kingdom, Type: Crown

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Crown 1818	155,232	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate Head)	GEORGIVS III D : G : BRITANNIARUM REX F: D: 1818
Crown 1819	683,496	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate Head)	GEORGIVS III D : G : BRITANNIARUM REX F: D: 1819
Crown 1820	448,272	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate Head)	GEORGIVS III D : G : BRITANNIARUM REX F: D: 1820
Crown 1821	437,976	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate head)	GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Crown 1822	124,929	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate head)	GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Crown 1825 (Proof only)	unknown	Portrait by Jean Baptiste Merlen	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1825
Crown 1826 (Proof only)	150	Portrait by Jean Baptiste Merlen	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1826
Crown 1831 (Proof only)	100	Portrait by William Wyon	GULIELMUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Crown 1834 (Pattern)	unknown	Portrait by William Wyon	GULIELMUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Crown 1839 (Proof only)	unknown	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1839
Crown 1844	94,248	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1844
Crown 1845	159,192	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1845
Crown 1847	140,976	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1847
Crown 1847 Gothic	8,000	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria dei gratia britanniar. reg: f: d
Crown 1853 (Proof only)	unknown	Portrait by William Wyon (Gothic)	Victoria dei gratia britanniar. reg: f: d
Crown 1887	274,665	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Crown 1888	131,899	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Crown 1889	1,807,223	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Crown 1890	997,862	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Crown 1891	566,394	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Crown 1892	451,334	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Crown 1893	499,157	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1894	144,906	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1895	252,862	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1896	317,599	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1897	252,118	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1898	161,450	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1899	166,300	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1900	353,356	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Crown 1902	271,143	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Crown 1927 (Proof only)	15,030	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1928	9,034	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1929	4,994	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1930	4,847	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1931	4,056	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1932	2,395	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1933	7,132	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1934	932	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1935 Rocking Horse	717,269	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V. DG. BRITT: OMN: REX. FD. IND: IMP:
Crown 1936	2,473	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Crown 1937	445,101	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX.
Crown 1951 Festival of Britain	2,003,540	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F: D: FIVE SHILLINGS
Crown 1953	6,002,621	On Horseback, by Gilbert Ledward	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · BRITT OMN · REGINA · FIDEI · DEFENSOR
Crown 1960	1,094,038	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F. D. FIVE SHILLINGS
Crown 1965 Churchill	19,640,000	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F. D. 1965

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Crown 1821: Details

Country	United Kingdom
Currency	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal)
Coin Type	Crown (St George)
Issued	1821
Monarch	King George IV
Effigy	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate head)
Face Value	5 (x Shilling)
Total Mintage	437,976
Current	No; demonetised 1971
Material	0.925 Silver
Designer	Benedetto Pistrucci
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size (mm)	39
Mass (g)	28.2760
OCC ID	RDKL-MOMK-CAPR-ONZB

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Crown 1821: Photos

Image	Details
	Coin - Crown, George IV, Great Britain, 1821 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source
	Coin - Crown, George IV, Great Britain, 1821 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source
	Great Britain 1821 crown Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Spink Source

Crown 1821: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Great Britain KM# 680.1 (SECUNDO on edge)
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom	3805
Davenport	104
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Great Britain KM# 680.2 (TERTIO on edge)

Relevant Links

Museums Victoria: Coin - Crown, George IV, Great Britain, 1821

Great Britain 1821 crown - CoinFactsWiki

1821 George IV British Silver "Laureate Head" Crown - Silveragecoins.com

American Numismatic Society: Silver crown, London (England)

Crown 1821, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information