2 Pounds - George IV Uniface Pattern (1825)
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1825 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Gold plated copper |
| Diameter | 28.0mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Lettered: ANNO REGNI NONO |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Bare head portrait of King George IV left, legend around, date below.
GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA
Plain
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The 1825 2 Pounds - George IV Uniface Pattern is a collector 2 pounds coin, struck in gold plated copper. It measures 28mm across. Reverse design: Plain.
Common questions
How much is the 1825 2 Pounds - George IV Uniface Pattern worth?
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What is a uniface two pounds pattern?
A trial striking with a design on one side only and a plain back, made at the Mint to test a die. This one carries the bare head of George IV used on the shield-back double sovereign. It was never legal tender and was not sold to the public.
Where can you see a George IV uniface two pounds?
The Royal Mint Museum holds one obverse trial, RMM 1296, in copper with a plain back, weighing 8 g. Its legend reads GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA and its raised edge lettering reads ANNO REGNI NONO. The museum dates it only to the 1820s.
Who made the portrait on this pattern?
The head is the one used on George IV's double sovereigns of 1824 to 1826, which William Wyon engraved after a bust by the sculptor Francis Chantrey. The king had asked for the Chantrey likeness in place of Pistrucci's earlier laureate head.
How do I identify the 1825 2 Pounds - George IV Uniface Pattern?
Check the diameter 28mm and the metal (gold plated copper) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
Uniface trials are test strikings with a design on one side and a plain back, made inside the Mint to check the work on a single die. This one carries the obverse of George IV's shield-back double sovereign, the £2 piece struck only as patterns and proofs between 1824 and 1826 after the king asked for a new portrait based on Francis Chantrey's bust.
The Royal Mint Museum holds a matching piece, RMM 1296: a copper uniface two pounds weighing 8 g, with a plain back and raised lettering on the edge. The museum dates it only to the 1820s. Its edge reads ANNO REGNI NONO, the ninth year of the reign, and a companion reverse trial in the same collection carries a scratched note dated 27 June 1828, which suggests these trials were struck later than the date the site gives.
The struck side shows the bare head of George IV facing left, the head William Wyon engraved after Chantrey for the 1824 to 1826 double sovereigns. The legend reads GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA. The other side is blank. The matching reverse die, Jean Baptiste Merlen's crowned shield on a mantle, was tried in the same way on a separate blank.
Collecting notes
This is a Mint trial, not a coin, and it never had a face value in use. No number struck is recorded and very few pieces are documented. Compare any example with the Royal Mint Museum's: copper at about 8 g, half the weight of the gold coin, with a plain back and a lettered edge.
The companion reverse trial is listed separately as the uniface shield pattern. The finished gold coin is the shield-back double sovereign.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- George IV uniface two pounds, [182-] (RMM 1296), The Royal Mint Museum, via Museum Data Service (read 12 Oct 2026)
- Double sovereign, Wikipedia (read 12 Oct 2026)
- George IV uniface two pounds (RMM 1297), The Royal Mint Museum, via Museum Data Service (read 12 Oct 2026)
- Sovereign (British coin), Wikipedia (read 12 Oct 2026)
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