William IV - 1, 1/2 Pence 1834 - Colonial issues

Issuer: Great Britain, King William IV (1830-1837)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1834 (1834-1837)
Mintage: 800,000
Value: 1-1/2 pence = 1/8 shilling = 1/160 Pound (1/160 LSD)
Composition: Silver (0.925)
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Grade: VF
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
References: KM# 719, Sp# 3839

Obverse:
Uncrowned portrait of King William IV right, legend around.

Lettering: GULIELMUS IIII D:G:  BRITANNIAR:REX F:D:

Translation: William the Fourth by the Grace of God King of Britain Defender of the Faith

Engraver: William Wyon

Reverse:
Crowned denomination above date within oak wreath.
1½
1834
Engraver: Jean Baptiste Merlen

Edge:
Plain

Comments:
The standard weight of this coin was 1/44 troy ounce or 10.9 grains. Struck for colonial use in Ceylon, where it was worth 4 stivers (1 fanam) and the West Indies (Jamaica, British Guiana and Trinidad) where it was equivalent to 1/4 real.

Referenz : KM# 719, Sp# 3839

Quelle : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1...

Sammlung : William IV - King of Great Britain & Ireland (1830-1837)