5 Guineas - Anne pre-union shields

€182,052.00
IssuerEngland
Year1705-1706
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Guineas (5)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionGold (.917)
Weight41.9 g
Dimensions37 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Sp#3560, KM#520.2
Obverse descriptionDraped bust of Queen Anne left, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANNA · DEI GRATIA ·
(Translation: Anne by the Grace of God)
Reverse descriptionCrowned cruciform shields around central rose with sceptres bearing national emblems in angles (clockwise: globus cruciger, thistle, fleur-de-lis, harp), divided date above, legend around.  Note: pre-Union design with the following shields clockwise: three leopards of England; rampant lion in tressure of Scotland; three fleurs-de-lis of France; Celtic Harp of Ireland.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringMAG BR·FRA ET·HIB REG·17 05·
(Translation: Queen of Great Britain France and Ireland (Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Regina))
EdgeRegnal year in Latin
Mint
Mintage1705  - QVARTO -
1706  - QVINTO -
Catalog ID5221471200
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