Farthing Details:

1. Diameter : 22mm, Weight : 4.749g
2. Mintage 6,666,240
3. Value ranges from £2.00 - £300.00 and above, depending on condition (Source Collectors Coins GB 2009)

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George IV First Issue - Draped Bust
Obverse C - G over G in GRATIA  U Over lower U in GEORGIUS(See below)	Reverse Strange? B over B in BRITTANIAR (See Below)
Obverse Design: Draped Head - George's bust facing left, date below bust, abbreviated legend is as follows: GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA (George by the Grace of God)	Reverse Design: Seated Britannia facing right, 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)
George IV Second Issue - Laureate Head
Obverse A - Normal	Reverse 1 - Normal
Obverse Design: Laureate George's bust facing left, abbreviated legend is as follows: GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA (George by the Grace of God)	Reverse Design: Seated Britannia facing right, holding a shield and trident, abbreviated legend is as follows: BRITANNIAR: REX: FID: DEF: (King of the Britains, Defender of the Faith)

Varieties

• There are 10 known varieties of this coin.

What Happened in 1826?

• The Menai Suspension Bridge, built by engineer Thomas Telford, is opened between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales
• The first railway tunnel is built en route between Liverpool and Manchester in England.
• The British crown colony of the Straits Settlements is established.
• Ludwig van Beethoven puts the finishing touches on the String Quartet in C sharp Minor, Opus 131, the jewel in the crown of his late string quartets.
• Mahmud II's council orders the janissaries to drill in the European manner.