Summary

Silver coin; Denomination: Crown
Edinburgh Mint (mint mark E below the Queen's bust)
Queen Anne (1702-1714)

In 1707 the Act of the Union was passed joining England and Scotland into a single realm, this coin was struck after that so the arms of England and Scotland are halved within a shield and repeated twice. Before the Union each set of arms occupied its own shield.

The legend on the coin reads as a single title from front to back, it translates as 'Anne by the Grace of God Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland".

Obverse Description

Draped bust of Anne, left; below, the mint mark, E; around, ANNA DEI GRATIA

Reverse Description

Crowned shields - with arms of England and Scotland emblazoned per pale at top and bottom and Ireland and France forming a cross shape with the badge of the Star of the Garter at the centre; between the shields are two roses and two plumes; around, MAG BRI . FR ET . HIB REG 1707, the date being divided by the crown above the English and Scottish arms.

Edge Description

In raised lettering, DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI SEXTO

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