Two Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
Medium
gold
Dimensions
diam. 3.8 cm
Classification
Coins
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Norweb Collection
Accession Number
1969.216
Tags
male
About this artwork
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.