England · William and Mary (1689–1694)

英格兰先令——威廉与玛丽(1692–1693)

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About this coin

The joint-reign shilling uses paired portraits and the Nassau lion. Surviving dies show inverted date digits, recut lettering and punctuation changes.

Obverse

The paired royal portraits face right, William in front of Mary.

Script: Latin

Lettering

GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DEI GRATIA

Translation

William and Mary, by the grace of God.

Reverse

Four crowned shields surround the Nassau lion. WM monograms and date digits occupy the spaces between them.

Script: Latin

Lettering

MAG BR FR ET HI REX ET REGINA
WM WM WM WM

Translation

King and Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland.

Mints and mintmarks

Royal Mint at the Tower of London.

Engraver and mintmaster marks

No separate privy mark

Identification and varieties

Date numerals and letter corrections identify die varieties. Production totals are not supplied.

Measurements

Nominal measurements; individual specimens vary.

Years, mintmarks and variants

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YearMintMintmarkVariantMintageNotesFind this issue
1692London (Tower)NoneUneven reverse lettering; no stop after GRATIA
1692London (Tower)NoneInverted 1; no stop after GRATIA
1692London (Tower)NoneRE over ET in REX; flawed F
1692London (Tower)NoneAT over TI in GRATIA
1692London (Tower)NoneInverted 1; AT over TI; stop after GRATIASeven harp strings.
1693London (Tower)NoneNo stops after GRATIA and BR
1693London (Tower)NoneStop after GRATIA; none after REGINA
1692London (Tower)Uneven reverse lettering; no stop after GRATIA
1692London (Tower)Inverted 1; no stop after GRATIA
1692London (Tower)RE over ET in REX; flawed F
1692London (Tower)AT over TI in GRATIA
1692London (Tower)Inverted 1; AT over TI; stop after GRATIA

Seven harp strings.

1693London (Tower)No stops after GRATIA and BR
1693London (Tower)Stop after GRATIA; none after REGINA

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