Uncommon: fewer than 10,000,000 minted. Sells regularly: 18 verified sales in the last 12 months.
1 Shilling - George IV 1st portrait 2nd reverse (1823–1825)
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1823–1825 |
| Denomination | 1 Shilling |
| Face value | 5p |
| Mintage by year |
Scarcest year: 693,000 struck
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| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Demonetised | 1990 |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (925/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 5.660g · 0.1683 t oz |
| Diameter | 24.0mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Obv. artist | Benedetto Pistrucci |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Laureate portrait of King George IV left, legend around.
GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
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1823 to 1825 · median sold prices| Year | Mintage | Circulated | Uncirculated | Sales | |
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| 1823 scarcest | 693,000 | £435.00 | £180.00 type | 4 | |
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VF£12.50EF£28.00UNC£95.00
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| 1824 | 4,158,000 | £26.70 | £180.00 type | 11 | |
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| 1825 | 2,459,100 | £16.00 | £180.00 (1) | 4 | |
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One row for each year the 1 Shilling - George IV 1st portrait – 2nd reverse was struck. Prices are medians of verified sold listings matched to that year from the listing: circulated is worn condition up to Extremely Fine, uncirculated is About Uncirculated or better. A count in brackets means fewer than three sales behind the figure; a grey figure marked "type" is the median across every year, shown where that year has no sale of its own yet. Most types have been searched year by year only since October 2026, so later years are still filling in. Use the grade table below for a price by condition across all years.
2nd reverse Shilling value by grade
Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records| Grade | Latest | Median | 30d Δ | All-time range | Sales (1yr) | Total sales | Last sale | |
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| VF | £83.90 🔒 eBay | £24.35 | ▼30.4% | £8.10 – £700.00 | 17 | 18 | 19-10-2026 | |
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| aUNC | £180.00 🔒 eBay | £180.00 (1) | – | £180.00 – £180.00 | 1 | 1 | 08-10-2026 | |
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About the 1823 1 Shilling - George IV – 2nd reverse
The 1823 1 Shilling - George IV – 2nd reverse is a circulating 1 shilling coin issued from 1823 to 1825, struck in 92.5% silver. It weighs 5.66g and measures 24mm across. Reverse design: © Heritage Auctions.
Mintage figures are recorded for 3 years between 1823 and 1825, 7,310,100 coins in all. 1823 is the scarcest date, with 693,000 struck. It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 1990), so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 1823 1 Shilling - George IV – 2nd reverse worth?
Verified sold prices for the 1823 1 Shilling - George IV – 2nd reverse run from £24.35 to £180 across 2 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one. Its silver content is worth about £6.72 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How many 1823 shillings were made?
Coin Hunter and Coinvarieties both give 693,000 for 1823, against 4,158,000 for 1824. Coinvarieties describes the type as rather scarce. Proofs of 1823 were also struck, and the Royal Mint Museum holds one.
What is the difference between the 1821 and 1823 shillings?
Both have Pistrucci's laureate head. The 1821 reverse is a crowned garnished shield with ANNO 1821; from 1823 the royal arms sit within the Garter, crowned, with ANNO and the date below. No shillings are dated 1822.
Why are there two kinds of 1825 shilling?
During 1825 the laureate garter type was replaced by William Wyon's bare head with a lion on crown reverse. Both carry the date 1825, and the recorded mintage for that year covers both types together.
Is a George IV shilling still legal tender?
No. The Royal Mint Museum records that shillings from 1816 onwards were re-denominated as 5p in 1971 and finally demonetised at the end of December 1990, when the smaller 5p coin was introduced.
How do I identify the 1823 1 Shilling - George IV – 2nd reverse?
Check the weight 5.66g and diameter 24mm and the metal (92.5% silver) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
After the one-year shilling of 1821, none was dated 1822. When the shilling returned in 1823 it kept Pistrucci's laureate head but took a new reverse, the shield of arms within the Garter, and Tony Clayton lists this as the second shilling type of the reign, dated 1823, 1824 and 1825. It is struck in sterling silver at 5.655 g, the standard fixed by the recoinage of 1816.
Coin Hunter and Coinvarieties agree on 693,000 for 1823 and 4,158,000 for 1824. For 1825 they differ: Coin Hunter gives 2,459,160, Coinvarieties 2,429,000, and Coinvarieties says its figure includes the new lion shilling introduced that year.
The obverse is Benedetto Pistrucci's laureate head facing left with GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D: around. The Royal Mint Museum records that Pistrucci then declined to copy a bust of the king by Francis Chantrey, which ended his part in the coinage, so this portrait was replaced during 1825.
The reverse shows the crowned shield of the royal arms encircled by the Garter, with ANNO and the date below. The edge is milled.
Varieties and errors
Coin Hunter and Clayton both record an 1825 shilling with the final 5 struck over a 3, made by re-dating a die of 1823. Clayton's lists show it as a rarity of the garter type.
Collecting notes
On an 1825 coin, check which type you have: this one keeps the laureate head and garter, while the new type has the bare head and a lion on a crown. The laurel leaves and the Garter are the first areas to wear. Proofs are known for most dates, and the Royal Mint Museum holds a proof of 1823 as well as pattern shillings of 1824 and 1825 with the new bare head.
The earlier reverse is described under the 1821 shilling. Shillings of this reign remained legal tender as 5p until the end of 1990.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- The Shilling, Tony Clayton, Coins of the UK (read 12 Oct 2026)
- George IV proof shilling, 1823 (RMM 1327), The Royal Mint Museum, via Museum Data Service (read 12 Oct 2026)
- Benedetto Pistrucci, Royal Mint Museum (read 12 Oct 2026)
- Benedetto Pistrucci, Wikipedia (read 12 Oct 2026)
- Coin values by year, George IV (year pages 1823, 1824 and 1825, read one by one), Coin Hunter (read 12 Oct 2026)
- Great Britain 1823 shilling (and the 1824 and 1825 pages), CoinVarieties (read 12 Oct 2026)
- Shilling, Royal Mint Museum (read 12 Oct 2026)
- Values of Shillings, Tony Clayton, Coins of the UK (read 12 Oct 2026)
- George IV pattern shilling, 1824 (RMM 1328), The Royal Mint Museum, via Museum Data Service (read 12 Oct 2026)
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