England · James I (1603–1625)
Demi-couronne en argent d’Angleterre — Jacques Ier, troisième effigie sur écu (1621–1624)
About this coin
Obverse
Armoured James rides right, carrying a sword over his shoulder.
Script: Latin
Lettering
IACOBVS D G MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REX
Translation
James, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland.
Reverse
The quartered royal shield is surmounted by a plume.
Script: Latin
Lettering
QVAE DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET
Translation
What God has joined together, let no one separate.
Mints and mintmarks
Royal Mint at the Tower of London.
Engraver and mintmaster marks
Thistle; lis; trefoil, including an inverted overmark.
Identification and varieties
Undated hammered silver from the Tower mint. Date ranges identify conventional privy-mark periods. The listed combinations are verified types, not a complete census of dies. Legend abbreviations and punctuation vary. Recorded specimen dimensions are not fixed dimensions for every surviving coin.
Measurements
Recorded specimen measurements, not a fixed specification for every coin. Hammered flans vary.
Years, mintmarks and variants
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| Year | Mint | Mintmark | Variant | Mintage | Notes | Find this issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (1621–1623) | London (Tower) | Thistle | Plume over shield; plain ground line | |||
| ND (1623–1624) | London (Tower) | Lis | Plume over shield; ground line | |||
| ND (1624) | London (Tower) | Trefoil | Plume over shield | An inverted trefoil over lis reverse is recorded. |
ND (1621–1623)Plume over shield; plain ground line
ND (1623–1624)Plume over shield; ground line
ND (1624)Plume over shield
An inverted trefoil over lis reverse is recorded.