{"id":1349,"date":"2023-02-27T12:59:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T12:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2023-05-10T21:49:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T21:49:18","slug":"modern-george-iv-coin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/modern-george-iv-coin\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern &#8211; George IV Coin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Finds from Wirral<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"subject\">Modern &#8211; George IV Coin<\/h2>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1339\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/George_IV-300x223.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/George_IV-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/George_IV-1024x761.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/George_IV-768x571.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/George_IV-1536x1142.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/George_IV-1614x1200.jpeg 1614w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/George_IV.jpeg 1677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h1>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Not old enough to be recorded on PAS but still interesting as part of the Wirral story.<\/p>\n<p>Here we have a penny coin dated 1826 issued during the reign of King George IV.<\/p>\n<p>He was king from 1820 until his death in 1830 but had acted as Prince Regent from 1811 during his father King George III mental illness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>George IV was the eldest child of King George III and Queen Charlotte. He led an extravagant lifestyle that contributed to the fashions of the Regency era. He was a patron of new forms of leisure, style and taste.<\/p>\n<p>He commissioned John Nash to build the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and remodel Buckingham Palace, and commissioned Jeffry Wyatville to rebuild Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">interested in finding out more about what we do then get in touch &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finds from Wirral Modern &#8211; George IV Coin Not old enough to be recorded on PAS but still interesting as part of the Wirral story. Here we have a penny coin dated 1826 issued during the reign of King George IV. 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