WILLIAM IV. (1830 to 1837.)
Denominations.—Silver. Crown, Half-crown, Shilling, Sixpence, Groat or Fourpence, Threepence, Twopence, Penny, Three-halfpence. Gold. Double-sovereign, Sovereign, Half-sovereign. Copper. Penny, Halfpenny, Farthing.
Obverse.—Type. Dexter bust profile, undraped, hair short.
Legend. GVLIELMVS IIII D. G. BRITANNIAR. REX F. D.
Reverse.—Type. Half-crown, ermine robe surmounted by the crown, tied at the corners with cord and tassels, on the robe are the royal arms in a plain square shield, beneath which is the collar and badge of the Order of the Garter; dated with the word ANNO.; Shilling and Sixpence, within a wreath formed by branches of olive and oak is the value, ONE SHILLING.—SIXPENCE. in two lines, a crown above, beneath the wreath the date; Fourpence, figure of Britannia, FOUR PENCE, date in exergue. Maundy money, value, crowned, within a wreath of oak branches.
Gold. All the same bust as on the silver. Five-pound-piece, a pattern piece only; Double-sovereign, with arms, with mantle, garter, and crown; Sovereign, Half-sovereign, bust as before; reverse, royal arms in ornamental shield.
Copper. Pence, Halfpence, and Farthings, bust as before, date under the head, GULIELMUS IIII DEI GRATIA; reverse, Britannia, as last coinage of George IV.; beneath the figure, rose, thistle, and shamrock, BRITANNIAR REX. FID. DEF. Several colonial and other coins were also struck in silver and copper.