England · Commonwealth (1649–1660)

英格兰先令——英联邦(1649–1660)

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About this coin

The republican shilling carries the English shield and the value XII. Sun-marked issues are followed by anchor issues; recut letters and overdates distinguish further varieties.

Obverse

The English shield, bearing St George’s cross, stands between palm and laurel branches. The control mark is above.

Script: Latin

Lettering

THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND

Reverse

Conjoined shields bear the English cross and Irish harp. The value is above them, with the date at the top of the surrounding legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering

GOD WITH VS
XII

Translation

God with us.

Mints and mintmarks

Tower mint, London, operating under the Commonwealth.

Engraver and mintmaster marks

Sun, 1649–1657; anchor, 1658–1660.

Identification and varieties

Dated hammered issues with English legends. The table lists confirmed dates and selected die varieties, not every punctuation or recut-letter combination. A missing year is not supplied merely because it falls between two recorded dates. Weights and dimensions can differ between specimens.

Measurements

Recorded specimen measurements, not a fixed specification for every coin. Hammered flans vary.

Years, mintmarks and variants

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YearMintMintmarkVariantMintageNotesFind this issue
1649London (Tower)SunDated issue
1651London (Tower)SunDated issue
1652London (Tower)SunDated issue
1653London (Tower)SunDated issue
1654London (Tower)SunDated issue
1655London (Tower)SunDated issue
1656London (Tower)SunDated issue
1657London (Tower)SunDated issue
1658London (Tower)AnchorDated issue
1659London (Tower)AnchorDated issue
1660London (Tower)AnchorDated issue
1649London (Tower)SunFirst N over G in ENGLAND
1649London (Tower)SunF over D in OF
1651London (Tower)SunCOMONWEALTH; one M
1651London (Tower)SunXII over inverted IIX
1652/1London (Tower)SunOverdate
1655/4London (Tower)SunOverdate
1649London (Tower) · SunDated issue
1651London (Tower) · SunDated issue
1652London (Tower) · SunDated issue
1653London (Tower) · SunDated issue
1654London (Tower) · SunDated issue
1655London (Tower) · SunDated issue
1656London (Tower) · SunDated issue
1657London (Tower) · SunDated issue
1658London (Tower) · AnchorDated issue
1659London (Tower) · AnchorDated issue
1660London (Tower) · AnchorDated issue
1649London (Tower) · SunFirst N over G in ENGLAND
1649London (Tower) · SunF over D in OF
1651London (Tower) · SunCOMONWEALTH; one M
1651London (Tower) · SunXII over inverted IIX
1652/1London (Tower) · SunOverdate
1655/4London (Tower) · SunOverdate

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