Half Sovereign 1828, Coin from United Kingdom

Half Sovereign 1828, Coin from United Kingdom (demonetised 1971)

Coin	Half Sovereign 1828

George IV (1820-1830), third issue. A half-sovereign was current at 10 shillings.

Pistrucci's laureate portrait of George IV, used on the half sovereign 1823-25, earned the king's ire, perhaps because the engraver accurately depicted the king's obesity. A slimmer portrait by William Wyon was used 1826-28 and is shown here.

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Mintage	1,244,745, Rarity: N (Normal)

Obverse
Bare head of King George IV facing left; around, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA; the inscription begins and ends with a small oval flower stop; below, the date 1828.

Obverse Inscription	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1828

Reverse

A garnished shield, surmounted by the royal crown, bearing the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom. The Hanoverian arms within an escutcheon surmounted by the royal crown in the centre of the shield. Legend reading BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:

The coin is struck with a reverse die axis.

Reverse Inscription	BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Notes

References to additional information:

[Book] Marsh, Michael A. The Gold Half Sovereign. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Coins, 1982. pp. 4-8.

Half Sovereign 1828: Known varieties

Variety	Spink 3804A
Mintage	unknown (included in total)
Details	Extra tuft of hair to left ear of the king, much heavier border.

Half Sovereign 1828: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
Marsh, The Gold Half Sovereign	1982	Coin description
Museums Victoria Collections	2016	Coin description	link
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mint
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mintage
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom		Varieties		Spink 3804A

All (100) Coins of Country: United Kingdom, Type: Half Sovereign (Pre-decimal)

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Half Sovereign 1817	2,080,197	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate Head)	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1817
Half Sovereign 1818	1,030,286	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate Head)	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1818
Half Sovereign 1820	35,043	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate Head)	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1820
Half Sovereign 1821	231,288	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate head)	GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Half Sovereign 1823	224,280	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate head)	GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Half Sovereign 1824	591,538	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate head)	GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Half Sovereign 1825	761,150	Portrait by Benedetto Pistrucci (Laureate head)	GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Half Sovereign 1826	344,830	Portrait by Jean Baptiste Merlen	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1826
Half Sovereign 1827	492,014	Portrait by Jean Baptiste Merlen	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1827
Half Sovereign 1828	1,244,745	Portrait by Jean Baptiste Merlen	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1828
Half Sovereign 1831 (Proof only)	unknown	Portrait by William Wyon	GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Half Sovereign 1834	133,899	Portrait by William Wyon	GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Half Sovereign 1835	772,554	Portrait by William Wyon	GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Half Sovereign 1836	146,865	Portrait by William Wyon	GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Half Sovereign 1837	160,207	Portrait by William Wyon	GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Half Sovereign 1838	273,341	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1838
Half Sovereign 1839 (Proof only)	1,230	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1839
Half Sovereign 1841	508,835	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1841
Half Sovereign 1842	2,223,352	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1842
Half Sovereign 1843	1,251,762	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1843
Half Sovereign 1844	1,127,007	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1844
Half Sovereign 1845	887,526	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1845
Half Sovereign 1846	1,063,928	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1846
Half Sovereign 1847	982,636	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1847
Half Sovereign 1848	410,595	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1848
Half Sovereign 1849	845,112	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1849
Half Sovereign 1850	179,595	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1850
Half Sovereign 1851	773,573	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1851
Half Sovereign 1852	1,377,671	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1852
Half Sovereign 1853	2,708,796	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1853
Half Sovereign 1854	1,125,144	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1854
Half Sovereign 1855	2,391,362	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1855
Half Sovereign 1856	2,391,909	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1856
Half Sovereign 1857	728,223	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1857
Half Sovereign 1858	855,578	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1858
Half Sovereign 1859	2,203,813	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1859
Half Sovereign 1860	1,131,500	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1860
Half Sovereign 1861	1,130,867	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1861
Half Sovereign 1862	unknown	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1862
Half Sovereign 1863	1,371,574	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1863
Half Sovereign 1864	1,758,490	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1864
Half Sovereign 1865	1,834,750	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1865
Half Sovereign 1866	2,058,776	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1866
Half Sovereign 1867	992,795	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1867
Half Sovereign 1869	1,861,764	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1869
Half Sovereign 1870	1,159,544	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1870
Half Sovereign 1871	2,242,970	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1871
Half Sovereign 1872	3,604,627	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1872
Half Sovereign 1873	2,092,084	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1873
Half Sovereign 1874	1,884,432	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1874
Half Sovereign 1875	768,240	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1875
Half Sovereign 1876	2,785,187	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1876
Half Sovereign 1877	2,337,482	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1877
Half Sovereign 1878	2,081,941	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1878
Half Sovereign 1879	255,201	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1879
Half Sovereign 1880	1,089,049	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1880
Half Sovereign 1881	104,000	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1881
Half Sovereign 1882	158,000	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1882
Half Sovereign 1883	3,090,457	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1883
Half Sovereign 1884	1,181,756	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1884
Half Sovereign 1885	4,479,871	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1885
Half Sovereign 1886	120,000	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1886
Half Sovereign 1887 Young head	198,000	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1887
Half Sovereign 1887 Jubilee head	1,070,567	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Half Sovereign 1888 (Proof only)	unknown	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Half Sovereign 1889	64,000	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Half Sovereign 1890	2,266,023	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Half Sovereign 1891	1,233,286	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Half Sovereign 1892	13,680,486	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Half Sovereign 1893 Shield	4,536,649	Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm (Jubilee head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Half Sovereign 1893 St George	4,677,398	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Half Sovereign 1894	3,794,591	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Half Sovereign 1895	2,869,183	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Half Sovereign 1896	3,165,551	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Half Sovereign 1897	3,798,156	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Half Sovereign 1898	2,878,527	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Half Sovereign 1899	3,459,103	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Half Sovereign 1900	4,799,668	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Half Sovereign 1901	2,037,664	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Half Sovereign 1902	4,343,580	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1903	2,753,057	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1904	1,777,470	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1905	3,023,993	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1906	4,635,482	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1907	4,233,421	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1908	4,964,622	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1909	4,240,831	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1910	5,497,881	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1911	6,490,243	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1912	6,502,316	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1913	6,094,290	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1914	7,573,124	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1915	3,196,630	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1916	448,000	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1918	unknown	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1923 (Proof only)	655	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1925	946,615	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1926	806,540	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Half Sovereign 1937 (Proof only)	5,501	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Half Sovereign 1953 (not released)	unknown	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH II DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REGINA F: D: +

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Half Sovereign 1828: Details

Country	United Kingdom
Currency	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal)
Period	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) (1801 - 1971)
Coin Type	Half Sovereign (Pre-decimal, Shield)
Issued	1828
Monarch	King George IV
Effigy	Portrait by Jean Baptiste Merlen
Face Value	1/2 (x Pound)
Mintage	1,244,745, Rarity: N (Normal)
Current	No; demonetised 1971
Material	0.9167 Gold
Designer	Jean Baptiste Merlen
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size (mm)	19.3000
Thickness (mm)	0.9900
Mass (g)	3.9940

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Half Sovereign 1828: Photos

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	Coin - Half-Sovereign, George IV, Great Britain, 1828 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source
	Coin - Half-Sovereign, George IV, Great Britain, 1828 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Source
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Half Sovereign 1828: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Marsh, The Gold Half Sovereign	409
Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World	Great Britain 236
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Great Britain KM# 700
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom	3804 and 3804A

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