George IV Coins – Silver Crown TERTIO – 1822

Description

Heading: George IV coins – silver crown Tertio – 1822

Denomination: Silver crown

Period: Hanoverian

Date: 1822 TERTIO

Origin: Royal Mint. London

Condition: Almost fine. engraved with the number 71

Obverse: Laureate bust of George IV (IIII). left. legend around. inscribed edge

Reverse: St. George and the dragon. date below

Size and Weight: 37.5mm. 27.47g

References: Spink 3805

Features and Provenance: On the death of George III in 1820. George IV had already been acting as Prince Regent since 1811 due to his father’s bouts of mental ill health. A rather larger than life character. he lived in the height of luxury and extravagance and gave rise to the phrase ‘Regency’ style. He married secretly but as this union violated the Royal Marriage act. it was not seen as valid. His arranged marriage to Caroline of Brunswick was a disaster as he disliked her and banned her from ever being crowned and he died childless having reigned for only ten years. He is famous for his art collection. still admired today and for building the Royal Pavilion at Brighton; he also introduced a lot of the pageantry still played out today in royal ceremonies.

Condition Summary. This varies with the age of coin and there are grades between

Uncirculated (U). As struck with no traces of wear

Extremely Fine (EF). Very slight traces of wear. all parts of legend etc present. visible and clear

Very Fine (VF). Some signs of wear on the higher parts of the relief. all parts of legend etc present. but maybe worn

Fine (F). Wear on the coin and parts of legend etc may be missing or not visible