Month: May 2024

2020 Queens Beast White Horse of Hanover 1oz Silver Proof Reverse 2020 Queen’s Beasts – White Horse of Hanover 1oz - Reverse shows the White Lion of Mortimer and is the 7th design in The Queen’s Beasts Collection. The White Lion is a heraldic beast that comes from Edward IV, first of the Yorkist kings.
No Picture List of Elizabeth II Two Pound Coins - List of Elizabeth II Two Pound Coins with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
39AD Quadrans Gaius Caligula Reverse 39AD Quadrans – Gaius (Caligula) - Bronze Quadrans (a quarter of an As) of Emperor Gaius (better known as Caligula). The letters RCC at the centre record the remission of a tax (remissa ducentesima) of half a percent on sales.
1881 Sovereign Melbourne Shield Reverse 1881 Gold Sovereign Melbourne – Shield - Gold sovereigns can be made in London, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney and can also in the same year have combinations of St George or Shield backs. Even the horse can have a short, medium or long tail.
2020 Silver Britannia Proof Reverse 2020 Silver Britannia Proof - The Reverse, by James Tottle, shows Britannia standing with shield and trident, waves and Union flag in background. Metal is .999 Silver. 
1825 Shilling George IV Reverse 1825 Shilling – George IV - 1825 was a interesting year for the shilling as there are several variants. This third reverse is a lion standing on a crown. It may have a Roman I. There is a milled edge proof, which is rare and expensive.
No Picture List of Edward VII Florins - List of Edward VII Florins (2 shillings) with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
1901 Florin 3939 Reverse 1901 Florin – Victoria - Old Head coinage, the design was used 1893-1901. SCBC 3939. Diameter 29mm. 1901 was the final year in the reign of Queen Victoria. She died on 22 January 1901 aged 81 years.
1893 Gold 5 Pound Coin BU Reverse 1893 Gold 5 Pound Coins – Victoria - A gold £5, 5-sovereign coin. A large coin containing 39.9 grams of 22K Gold. The Obverse shows old-head or veiled head portrait of Queen Victoria.
2015 Two Pound Coin Magna Carta Reverse 2015 Two Pound Coin – Magna Carta - 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta. The Reverse, by John Bergdahl, shows King John signing the Magna Carta. The Obverse show a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark.