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Detailed information about Coin: Shilling 1826 from United Kingdom
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| Country | United Kingdom | Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) | ||||||
| Face value | 1 (x Shilling) | Type | Shilling George IV Third Issue | ||||||
| Year | 1826 | Current | No (demonetised 1990) | ||||||
| Mintage | 6,352,000 (6.4 million) | ||||||||
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| Material | 0.925 Silver | Designer | |||||||
| Monarch | King George IV | Effigy | Portrait by Jean Baptiste Merlen | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | Thickness (mm) | ||||||||
| Mass (g) | 5.6552 | ||||||||
| Obverse | Bare head of King George IV facing left; around above, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA; below, 1826. |
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| Obverse inscription | GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1826 | ||||||||
| Reverse | At centre, the Royal crest, a lion standing on the crown; around, BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR; below, a rose, thistle and shamrock united. |
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| Reverse inscription | BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR | ||||||||
| Edge | Milled | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| Proof | unknown | |
| Overdate 1826/2 | unknown |
Coin - Shilling, George IV, Great Britain, 1826 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip source |
Coin - Shilling, George IV, Great Britain, 1826 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip source |
Great Britain, George IV (1820-1830): Shilling 1826 Copyright: Britaly Coins, by permission Author: Britaly Coins source |
Great Britain, George IV (1820-1830): Shilling 1826 Copyright: Britaly Coins, by permission Author: Britaly Coins source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 694 |
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3812 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage | |||
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties | Proof and Overdate 1826/2 |
| British Coins > George IV - Britaly Coins |
| Museums Victoria: Coin - Shilling, George IV, Great Britain, 1826 |
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