UNITED KINGDOM. George IV, 1820-30. Gold 2 Pounds (Double So...

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£2,800

UNITED KINGDOM. George IV, 1820-30.
Gold 2 Pounds (Double Sovereign), 1823. Royal Mint.
Bare head of George IV facing left; GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:. Design by Jean Baptiste Merlen. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge inscribed; DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI IV.
Extremely fine with prooflike fields.

Reference: Fr-375; KM-690; Marsh-T6; S-3798
Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.)
Composition: 917/1000 Gold.

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