Anne AD 1702-1714 Silver Shilling AD 1708

Anne 1702-1714AD Silver Shilling 1708AD

3rd draped bust left/ Crowned cruciform shields, angles plain.

S3610, 25mm, 6.02g

From an English Gentleman’s collection, the coins bought from dealers like Baldwins and Glendenning’s in the 1970’s & 1980’s, labels and detail of provenance were not retained.

Anne was the second daughter of James II but unlike James remained a protestant. Married to George of Denmark she produced 17 children although none survived to take the throne. Anne presided over the Act of Union between Scotland and England in AD 1707. Her reign also saw a highly effective war against Louis XIV of France which was then the dominant power in Europe. During a highly effective campaign commanded by the Duke of Marlborough the French were beaten back and eventually sued for peace.

Bullion captured from the Spanish in Vigo bay was used to issue  a number of gold and silver coins all of which have VIGO inscribed beneath the queens bust.