1827 George IV Farthing - a nice coin

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1827 George IV FarthingObverse:GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA ('George the Fourth, by the Grace of God') Laureate, draped bust, left (date under bust) Reverse:BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF: ('Fidei Defensor - Defender of the Faith') Britannia, right, seated on a rock: shield & olive branch in her right hand, trident in left: garlands in exergue Historical Notes Reign: King George IV Full Name: George Augustus Frederick Born: August 12, 1762 at St. James Palace Parents: George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Relation to Elizabeth II: 3rd great-granduncle House of: Hanover Ascended to the throne: January 29, 1820 aged 57 years Crowned: July 19, 1821 at Westminster Abbey Married: Caroline, daughter of Duke of Brunswick Children: One daughter,and at least two illegitimate children Died: June 26, 1830 at Windsor Castle, aged 67 years, 10 months, and 12 days Buried at: Windsor Reigned for: 10 years, 4 months, and 26 days Succeeded by: his brother William IVGeorge IV as Prince of Wales was Regent from 1810 to 1820 during his father’s period of insanity. He had several mistresses and in 1785 had secretly married a Catholic widow Maria Fitzherbert in contravention of the Act of Settlement and the Royal Marriage Act. They had at least two illegitimate children. Unlike his father he was extravagant with money and became badly in debt. He loved read more

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