GEORGE IV, 1823 GOLD TWO POUNDS, FIRST CURRENCY ISSUE £2 MS60

George IV, 1823 Gold Two Pounds
Obverse: Bare head facing left, tiny J.B.M. below truncation for the engraver Jean Baptiste Merlen, with Latin legend and toothed border surrounding: GEORGIUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:
Reverse: St George and dragon right, W.W.P. below broken lance on ground-line for the Mint Master William Wellesley Pole, date (1823) in exergue, initials B.P. to upper right of exergue for the engraver Benedetto Pistrucci.
Edge engraved in raised letters: DECUS ET TUTAMEN. ANNO REGNI IV. 
S.3798; Schneider 635; Marsh T6
A pleasing lustrous example of this first currency issue Gold Two Pounds, that was struck for one year only.
Has been graded and slabbed by NGC as MS 60.
NGC Certification number: 6674517-007.