Shilling

Introduction to British Coins – Current and Pre-Decimal - British coinage has a long history. The article describes the current coinage and the coins of the century or so before that.
1921 Shilling Reverse 1921 Shilling – George V - The Reverse shows a crowned lion passant on top of a crown, by George William de Saulles.
1551 to 1553 Shilling Edward VI Obverse 1551 Shilling – Edward VI - Struck at the Tower Mint, London. Third period. 'XII' on right is the mark of value, representing 12 pence (= one shilling).
shillings Our Shillings Category now has 17 Monarchs - We're building out our Shillings category on coinparade.co.uk. Currently we have the shillings of 17 diffferent Monarchs from Edward VI up to Elizabeth II.
1745 Shilling George II LIMA Obverse 1745 Shilling – George II LIMA - Below the bust is 'LIMA'. This indicates the metal came from captured Spanish ships off the coast of the Peruvian city of Lima.
1663 Shilling Charles II 1663 Shilling – Charles II (Milled, First Bust) - By 1663 the Royal Mint was ready to end hammered coinage and replace it with the milled coinage created by the machine of Peter (Pierre) Blondeau. This is a silver shilling of King Charles II, minted in 1663 at the Tower Mint in London.
1758 Shilling Obverse 1758 Shilling – George II - 1758 Shilling of King George II is probably the most common (and least expensive) of the George II shillings.
1560 1561 Shilling Elizabeth I Obverse 1560-1561 Shilling – Elizabeth I (Second Issue) - 1560-1561 Shilling - Elizabeth I (Second Issue)
1623-24 Shilling James I Obverse CNG 1623 Shilling – James I - The 1623 Shilling of King James I was struck between 1623 and 1624. Third coinage. Tower (London) mint. XII indicates 12 pence (one shilling).
1630-31 Charles I Shilling Obverse 1630 Shilling – Charles I - This coin would have been minted between 1630-1631 at the Tower (London) mint. There are so many types of this coin it can be hard to identify. This coin is probably Group A, class 2b, SCBC 2788.