SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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Description
William IV. 1830-1837. Gilded Silver Medal 1830, 14.59 g. Accession of William IV. By W. Wyon, after F. Chantrey. Bust, bare. GUILELMO IIII D : G : BRITANNIAR . REGI F : D: Rv. Within a wreath ADELAIDE REGINA CUDI JUSSIT MDCCCXXX; crown above, trident below. Plain edge. 29.4 mm. Eimer -. BHM 1413. Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated. Im Etui / In box. Mattiert / Matte finish.
Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, London, December 1999, lot 75.
William IV (21 August 1765 - 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded his elder brother George IV, becoming the last king and penultimate monarch of Britain's House of Hanover. When George IV died on 26 June 1830 without surviving legitimate issue, William succeeded him as William IV. Aged 64, he was the oldest person at that point to assume the British throne, a distinction he would hold until surpassed by Charles III in 2022.
The XRF analysis showes a metal composition of 28-45% copper, 18-24% silver and 40-50% gold.