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Five Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
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Five Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)

Jean Baptiste Merlen (French, 1769–1850), designer · 1826 · gold

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Only pattern five-pound pieces were struck during the reign of George IV, none being put into circulation. In this reign, specimen proof sets appeared for the first time in 1823, and the pattern five- and two-pound pieces as well as the pattern silver crown were included in the sets.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineFive Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse), 1826. Design by Jean Baptiste Merlen (French, 1769–1850). Gold; diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.215
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