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accession number:	1969.215
share license status:	CC0
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Five 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

title:				Five Pound Piece: George IV (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
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creation date:			1826
creation date earliest:		1826
creation date latest:		1826
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creditline:			The Norweb Collection
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culture:	England, George IV, 1820-1830
technique:	gold
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Numismatics
type:		Coins
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CREATORS

* Jean Baptiste Merlen (French, 1769–1850)  - designer

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measurements: Diameter: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	DEI GRATIA  *  1826  *  GEORGIUS  IV.
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	inscription:	BRITANNIARUM.REX FID: DEF
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1969
	opening date:   1970-01-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1969</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1969
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1969-
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fun fact:
The shield is quartered with the arms of England (1 &amp; 4), Scotland (2), and Ireland (3) with the crowned arms of the Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg at the center.

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wall description:
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.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. E<em>nglish Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection.</em> [Catalog. 1968.]
	page number: 	p. 72
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