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George IV 1820-1830 AD
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 - 26 June 1830) was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III , on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later. From 1811 until his accession, he served as Prince Regent during his father's relapse into mental illness.
His charm and culture earned him the title "the first gentleman of England", but his bad relations with his father and wife, and his dissolute way of life earned him the contempt of the people and dimmed the prestige of the monarchy. Taxpayers were angry at his wasteful spending in time of war. He did not provide national leadership in time of crisis, nor a role model for his people. His ministers found his behavior selfish, unreliable, and irresponsible. At all times he was much under the influence of favourites
Half-Crown of George IV, Date. The inscription reads GEORGIUS IIII D[ei] G[ratia] BRITANNIAR[um] REX F[idei] D[efensor] (George IV, by the grace of God King of the Britains (British kingdoms), Defender of the Faith). George IV was the last British King to be shown on coins wearing a Roman-style laurel wreath.
Halfcrowns of George IV come with two obverses and four reverses, as follows:
Obverse 1: Laureate Head, GEORGIUS IIII D G BRITANNIAR REX F D (1820-4)
Obverse 2 : Bare Head, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, {date} below (1824-9, 1824 version very scarce)
Reverse 1a : Garnished Shield, large crown above, ANNO {date} below (1820-1)
Reverse 1b : As above but with small differences in many places (1821-3)
Reverse 2: Crowned shield with garter on which is HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, ANNO {date} below (1823-4).
Reverse 3 : Garnished shield surmounted by helmet and crown, BRITANNIARUM REX FID DEF around (1824-9, 1824 version very scarce).
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 - 26 June 1830) was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III , on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later. From 1811 until his accession, he served as Prince Regent during his father's relapse into mental illness.
His charm and culture earned him the title "the first gentleman of England", but his bad relations with his father and wife, and his dissolute way of life earned him the contempt of the people and dimmed the prestige of the monarchy. Taxpayers were angry at his wasteful spending in time of war. He did not provide national leadership in time of crisis, nor a role model for his people. His ministers found his behavior selfish, unreliable, and irresponsible. At all times he was much under the influence of favourites
Half-Crown of George IV, Date. The inscription reads GEORGIUS IIII D[ei] G[ratia] BRITANNIAR[um] REX F[idei] D[efensor] (George IV, by the grace of God King of the Britains (British kingdoms), Defender of the Faith). George IV was the last British King to be shown on coins wearing a Roman-style laurel wreath.
Halfcrowns of George IV come with two obverses and four reverses, as follows:
Obverse 1: Laureate Head, GEORGIUS IIII D G BRITANNIAR REX F D (1820-4)
Obverse 2 : Bare Head, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, {date} below (1824-9, 1824 version very scarce)
Reverse 1a : Garnished Shield, large crown above, ANNO {date} below (1820-1)
Reverse 1b : As above but with small differences in many places (1821-3)
Reverse 2: Crowned shield with garter on which is HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, ANNO {date} below (1823-4).
Reverse 3 : Garnished shield surmounted by helmet and crown, BRITANNIARUM REX FID DEF around (1824-9, 1824 version very scarce).
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