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William IV. 1830-1837. Silver Medal 1831, 18.10 g. Coronation of William IV. By W. Wyon, after F. Chantrey. Bust, bare. WILLIAM THE FOURTH CROWNED SEP : 8 1831. Rv. Bust, diademed. ADELAIDE . QUEEN CONSORT . CROWNED SEP : 8 1831. Plain edge. 33.4 mm. Eimer 1251. BHM 1475. Fast FDC / About Mint State. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

Purchased from Münzhandlung Ritter, Dusseldorf, September 2003.

The coronation of William IV and his wife, Adelaide, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom took place on Thursday, 8 September 1831, over fourteen months after he succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom at the age of 64, the oldest person to assume the throne until Charles III in 2022.

The ceremony was held in Westminster Abbey after a public procession through the streets from St James's Palace, to which the King and Queen returned later as part of a second procession.