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Two Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)

Two Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)

1831
(French, 1769–1850)
designed by

William Wyon

(British, 1795–1851)
England, William IV, 1830-1837
gold
Diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1969.216
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This is the largest gold coin issued during his brief reign.

Description

The two-pound piece in this reign was only struck as a pater in 1831. Again, as in the last reign, a limited number of proof sets were struck, and this coin was included in the sets. Since it never went into circulation it is properly called a pattern.
  • -1969
    Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1969-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection. [Catalog. 1968.] p. 73
  • Year in Review: 1969. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).
    English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
  • {{cite web|title=Two Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)|url=false|author=Jean Baptiste Merlen, William Wyon|year=1831|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1969.216