Farthing Details:

1. Diameter : 22mm, Weight : 4.749g
2. Mintage 2,365,440
3. Value ranges from £2.00 - £270.00 and above, depending on condition (Source Collectors Coins GB 2009)

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Obverse A - Normal	Reverse 1 - Normal
Obverse A - Normal	Reverse 1 - Normal
Obverse Design: Laureate Head George's bust facing left, (by Benedetto Pistrucci) abbreviated legend is as follows: GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA (George by the Grace of God)	Reverse Design: Seated Britannia facing right, (by William Wyon) holding a shield and trident, lion at feet, date below Britannia, abbreviated legend is as follows: BRITANNIAR: REX: FID: DEF: (King of the Britains, Defender of the Faith)

Varieties

• There are 2 known varieties of this coin.

What Happened in 1823?

1. Pope Leo XII succeeds Pope Pius VII as the 252nd pope
2. The word 'gallivant' is officially adopted by Merriam-Webster's Dictionary.
3. William Webb Ellis "invents" Rugby Football.
4. Chief Lone Horn succeeds (probably) his father, and becomes chief of the Minneconjou Sioux; he will be chief until his death on 16 October 1875
5. Eleven-year-old Franz Liszt gives a concert after which he is personally congratulated by Ludwig Van Beethoven.