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Detailed information about Coin: Crown 1831 (Proof only) from United Kingdom
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| Country | United Kingdom | Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) | ||||||
| Face value | 5 (x Shilling) | Type | Crown (Shield) | ||||||
| Year | 1831 | Current | No (demonetised 1971) | ||||||
| Mintage | 100 (100) | ||||||||
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| Material | 0.925 Silver | Designer | |||||||
| Monarch | King William IV | Effigy | Portrait by William Wyon | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 39 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
| Mass (g) | 28.2760 | ||||||||
| Obverse | Bare head of King William IV facing right; around, GULIELMUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D: |
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| Obverse inscription | GULIELMUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D: | ||||||||
| Reverse | Crowned and mantled shield. Below, ANNO 1831. |
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| Reverse inscription | ANNO 1831 | ||||||||
| Edge | Milled or Inscribed | Edge inscription | |||||||
| Notes | This rare crown is not listed in Davenport; perhaps he dismissed it as a pattern. |
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| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| Gold pattern | unknown | (hover mouse for text) |
Great Britain 1831 crown Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Notes: Proof. source |
Great Britain 1831 crown Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Notes: Proof. source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 715 |
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3833 |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# PnA98 (Gold pattern) |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Varieties | Gold pattern |
| 1831 Proof William IV British Silver Crown - Silveragecoins.com |
| Great Britain 1831 crown - CoinFactsWiki |
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