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The reverse of 1824 Halfcrowns displays a crowned shield of royal arms, encircled by a garter and a collar from which hangs a St George pendant, as designed by Jean Baptiste Merlen. The words 'ANNO 1824' are shown below.
This is paired with Benedetto Pistrucci's first-type left-facing laureate portrait of King George IV, together with an abbreviated Latin inscription which reads 'GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:'.
In this period, the Royal Mint was based in London at Royal Mint Court, near the Tower of London. These coins were struck in solid sterling silver to a specification established in 1816 as part of the Great Recoinage.
1824 is the lowest-mintage Halfcrown date of King George IV's reign, with just 465,696 of these silver coins recorded as struck in this calendar year. Fewer examples survive, and even fewer in high grade.
These historic British coins were once in circulation and show normal wear and tear expected for their age and grade, including surface wear, toning, minor marks and small edge dings, typical of centuries-old currency.
