Description
George IV of the House of Hanover, King of the United Kingdom 1820-1830 AD, Shilver Shilling (5.59g, 24mm), 1825, second ‘gartered shield’ reverse. Obverse: Laureate head of King George IV facing to the left, engraver’s initials “B.P.” (Benedetto Pistrucci) below truncation, legend surrounds, “GEORGIUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:”. Reverse: Crowned Shield of Arms of the Hanoverian Sovereign as the King of England and Hanover (1816-1837 AD), central within crowned garter bearing the motif “HONI · SOIT · QUI · MAL · Y · PENSE ·”, year surrounds below. Spink-3811; Bull-2402; ESC-1253. Wiped and some underlying hairlines to obverse, present detail is good and evenly worn with nice cabinet grey tone, Extremely Fine, reverse near Extremely Fine.
The Obverse Latin legend reads “Geōrgius Quartus, Deī Grātiā, Britanniārum Rēx, Fideī Dēfēnsor”, with an English translation of “George the Fourth, by the Grace of God, King of the British People, Defender of the Faith”.