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AM00646
William IV 1831 Proof Crown
William IV (1830-37), Proof silver Crown, 1831, engraved by William Wyon, bare head right, W.W. incuse on truncation, legend GULIELMUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D: toothed border around rim both sides, rev. inverted die axis, quartered shield of arms with a crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover, within Order of the Garter upon crowned robed mantle, date below ANNO 1831, edge plain (Bull 2462; L&S 1; ESC 271 R2; S.3833). Some light hairlines both sides, two short black hairlines on neck, otherwise practically as struck, highly desirable and rare.
The Latin legends translates on obverse as "William IV by the Grace of God, King of the Britains, Defender of the Faith," and on the reverse "In the year 1831."