Shilling

1685 Shilling – James II - King James II Shilling minted by the Royal Mint at the Tower Mint in London. Design is SCBC 3410 and was used 1685-1688, with a few variants.

1892 Shilling – Victoria - The Reverse shows a crowned Royal shield surrounded by a garter holding the motto 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' (Evil be to him that evil thinks).

1852 Shilling – Victoria - The Reverse, by Jean Baptiste Merlen, shows the denomination 'ONE SHILLING' below a crown and inside a wreath.

1918 Shilling – George V - George V silver shilling. 92.5% sterling silver. First coinage (1911-1919). SCBC 4013. The Reverse shows a lion standing on a crown.

1594-1596 Shilling – Elizabeth I (Sixth Issue) - Elizabeth I silver (0.925) shilling, struck 1594-1596 at the Tower (London) Mint. Sixth issue. The head classification (6B) is guided by whether the ear is covered or not.

1651 Shilling – Commonwealth - A silver shilling minted at the Tower (London) mint. Article explains about Commonwealth coins. This coin has been cleaned and is starting to re-tone again.

1711 Shilling – Queen Anne - The Obverse shows a portrait of Queen Anne, probably by John Croker (1670-1741) who engraved almost all of the dies for the coins of Queen Anne. In 1711 the coin could show the third or fourth bust.

1549 Shilling – Edward VI (Canterbury 2468) - Silver Shilling of Edward VI, the boy King (in 1549 he was aged about 12), struck at the Canterbury mint with mint mark "t". Dated (on reverse) 1549 in Roman Numerals.

1660-61 Shilling Charles II First Hammered Issue by Thomas Simon - The first hammered issue of the Charles II shilling, engraved by Thomas Simon. Not long afterwards the coinage moved to milled coins.

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.