British Coins

1956 Half-Crown Reverse 1956 Halfcrown - The 1956 Halfcrown reverse, by Cecil Thomas, shows a quartered shield of arms, crowned with ER to the sides.
1562 Sixpence Elizabeth I SCBC 2595 Reverse 1562 Sixpence – Elizabeth I (SCBC 2595) - Milled silver Sixpence. Minted in 1562 at the Tower Mint, London (mint mark is a star). Reverse is a Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. SCBC 2597.
2001 Silver Britannia Proof Reverse 2001 Silver Britannia Proof - The 2001 Silver Britannia Proof shows Britannia standing with a shield in her left hand and a trident in her right hand with a lion standing next to her.
The Mary Rose 2 Pounds 2011 2011 Two Pound Coin – Mary Rose - The 2011 Mary Rose £2. The Mary Rose is a carrack-type warship of the English Tudor navy of King Henry VIII and was launched in 1511.
2021 Two Pound Proof Sir Walter Scott Reverse 2021 Sir Walter Scott £2 - The 2021 Sir Walter Scott £2 commemorates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott who was a novelist, poet, historian, and biographer.
1994 Royal Mint Proof Set Standard 1994 Royal Mint Proof Set – Standard - The 1994 Royal Mint Proof Set, Standard, in Blue case. It contains eight coins. Elizabeth II.
1053 1054 1055 1056 Penny Edward the Confessor Obverse 1053 Penny Edward the Confessor - Silver Penny of the Anglo-Saxon King Edward the Confessor, minted around 1053-1056. Pointed Helmet type. Diameter 20mm, weighs 1.33g. Moneyer is Godwine, at the Lewes mint (East Sussex).
1854 Penny Reverse 1854 Penny – Victoria - The Reverse, by William Wyon, shows Britannia seated holding a trident and Union shield. There are a few variations of this and a 4/3 overdate.
1835 Sovereign Reverse 1835 Gold Sovereign - The 1835 Gold Sovereign of King William IV shows a crowned shield of the Royal Arms on the reverse of the coin, designed by Jean Baptiste Merlen.
1883 Sovereign Proof Melbourne St George Reverse 1883 Gold Sovereign Melbourne – St George - 1883 Gold sovereigns have many variations. They can be made in London, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney and can also in the same year have combinations of St George or Shield backs.