Value 1 Crown = 5 Shillings (1/4)
Currency Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 37.6 mm
Obverse
Laureate portrait of King George IV left, legend around.
Lettering:
GEORGIUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR:REX F:D:
Translation: George the Fourth by the Grace of God King of the Britain Defender of the Faith
Reverse
St. George slaying the dragon right, date and engraver's initials in exergue.
Lettering:
1822
WWP
B.P.
Edge
Inscribed
Lettering: DECUS ET TUTAMEN. ANNO REGNI SECUNDO.
Translation: An ornament and a safeguard second year of reign