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ler pieces are not yet sufficiently forward, to admit any descrip- 
tion of them. The five sovereign gold-piece, contains the pro- 
file of his Majesty in bold relief, and appears to be an excellent 
likeness. It is said to be copied from a painting by Sir Tho- 
mas Lawrence. The laurel wreath is omitted, at the express 
desire of his Majesty ; the head is encircled with georgius iv. 
dei gratia, 1825 ; and the raised edge of the piece is finished 
with an internal beading. On the reverse, is a planse shield, 
with the royal arms, enclosed by a raised mantle, tied up at the 
upper corners, and hanging straight down on the sides, with fes- 
toons from the imperial crown at top. The arms are quartered, 
England in the first and fourth, Scotland in the second, and 
Ireland in the third, with an escutcheon of pretence and crown 
for Hanover. The inscription, britt anni arum rex fid. def., 
is in elevated square letters, without the mantle ; and the whole 
is encircled by a beaded border, within the raised edge of the 
piece. The double sovereign bears the same devices, but upon 
a smaller scale. The sovereign has the same head and inscrip- 
tion, reduced in size ; and its reverse exhibits the plain shield 
of arms and imperial crown, without any mantle, but a tasteful 
scroll-work decorates the edges of the shield ; and the whole de- 
vice on each side, is encircled with a beading in the hollow of 
the ribbed-edge, which is externally milled. The crown-piece 
is the most superb coin that has ever been produced. The head 
is in very bold relief, and is encircled with the inscription in raised 
letters, georgius iv. dei gratia, 1825. The reverse consists 
of a plain shield, containing the royal arms, above which is the 
helmet of the Sovereign, open, and facing to the front, gardevi- 
sure , with semicircular bars, and embroidered upon the breast 
and shoulders. Upon this is the imperial crown, and issuant 
from behind the helmet a mantle tastefully flowing on the sides 
of the shield. Below is a ribbon with the motto, dieu et mon 
droit. The inscription brittanniarum rex fid. def., ex- 
tends round the sideis of the coin ; and the whole is circum- 
scribed by a bead, within the hollow of the raised edge. The 
half-crown presents a fac simile of the device upon the crown- 
piece, but upon a smaller scale. The edge of the crown-piece 
has the usual motto for protection, raised upon a plain rim ; 
that of the half-crown is milled. 
