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<p>[QUOTE="Jimski, post: 2982986, member: 77373"]It's been 24+ hours in 1708 so ...</p><p>1707-E British halfcrown, S-3605, Edinburgh Mint Scotland, SEXTO</p><p><br /></p><p>ANNO REGNI <b>SEXTO</b> on the raised edge inscription indicated the sixth year of reign. There is also a 1707 halfcrown with an ANNO REGNI SEPTIMO, seventh year of reign. The SEXTO version is more common.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]734135[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]734136[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>In 1707, the kingdoms of Scotland and England united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.</b> After the death of Elizabeth I and the accession of James I to the throne of England in 1603, Scotland, England, and Ireland entered into a personal union, the three remained separate kingdoms ruled by the same monarch. England and Scotland were united by the Acts of Union passed in England in 1706 and in Scotland in 1707, forming the kingdom of Great Britain.</p><p><br /></p><p>Beginning in 1707 the reverse design for the crown thru sixpence featured a shield of the combined arms of England and Scotland, prior to this the arms of England and Scotland were on separate shields.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]734132[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The significance of the other two arms on the 1707 halfcrown reverse:</b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]734147[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jimski, post: 2982986, member: 77373"]It's been 24+ hours in 1708 so ... 1707-E British halfcrown, S-3605, Edinburgh Mint Scotland, SEXTO ANNO REGNI [B]SEXTO[/B] on the raised edge inscription indicated the sixth year of reign. There is also a 1707 halfcrown with an ANNO REGNI SEPTIMO, seventh year of reign. The SEXTO version is more common. [ATTACH=full]734135[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]734136[/ATTACH] [B]In 1707, the kingdoms of Scotland and England united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.[/B] After the death of Elizabeth I and the accession of James I to the throne of England in 1603, Scotland, England, and Ireland entered into a personal union, the three remained separate kingdoms ruled by the same monarch. England and Scotland were united by the Acts of Union passed in England in 1706 and in Scotland in 1707, forming the kingdom of Great Britain. Beginning in 1707 the reverse design for the crown thru sixpence featured a shield of the combined arms of England and Scotland, prior to this the arms of England and Scotland were on separate shields. [ATTACH=full]734132[/ATTACH] [B]The significance of the other two arms on the 1707 halfcrown reverse: [ATTACH=full]734147[/ATTACH] [/B][/QUOTE]
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