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George IV 1820-1830 AD
In 1826 the design of the head used on the sixpence was changed to feature a head with no laurel crown, the sixpence was the last silver coin to lose this feature. The early George IV sixpences depicted a laureate head of the king, which was thought not to be very flattering and was much disapproved of by the monarch. So in 1826 the king's head was replaced by a bare head design by William Wyon. The sixpence was the last of the main silver coinage to discard the laureate bust. The reverse was by Johann Baptiste Merlen. There were three designs, the last being the lion on crown motif. This design surfaced again on George V sixpences almost 100 years later.
In 1826 the design of the head used on the sixpence was changed to feature a head with no laurel crown, the sixpence was the last silver coin to lose this feature. The early George IV sixpences depicted a laureate head of the king, which was thought not to be very flattering and was much disapproved of by the monarch. So in 1826 the king's head was replaced by a bare head design by William Wyon. The sixpence was the last of the main silver coinage to discard the laureate bust. The reverse was by Johann Baptiste Merlen. There were three designs, the last being the lion on crown motif. This design surfaced again on George V sixpences almost 100 years later.
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