Two Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
1831
Jean Baptiste Merlen
Jean Baptiste Merlen (French, 1769–1850)
Medieval Art
Two Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1831. Engraved by Jean Baptiste Merlen (French, 1769–1850), William Wyon (British, 1795–1851). Gold; diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.216 This is the largest gold coin issued during his brief reign.
- Maker/Artist
- Jean Baptiste Merlen
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D: GULIELMUS IIII D: G: Translation: William the Fourth by the Grace of God King of the Britains Defender of the Faith Remark: obverse Inscription: ANNO 1831 Remark: reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.216
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1969, <em>English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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