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Great Britain, Stuart. Anne AR Halfcrown. Pre-Union, VIGO issue. Tower (London) mint, dually dated 1703 and RY tertio. ANNA • DEI • GRATIA, draped bust to left, with hair tied in fillet; VIGO • below / • MAG : BR : FRA : ET • HIB : REG :, pre-Union crowned cruciform shields-of-arms, rayed garter star at centre, divided date above; edge inscribed ✠ • DECVS • ET • TVTAMEN • ANNO • REGNI • TERTIO • ✠ in relief. KM 518.2, SCBC 3580; ESC 569. 14.95g, 34mm, 6h.
About Extremely Fine; signs of past cleaning, now re-toned.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
This issue was struck from silver taken from a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Vigo Bay on 23 October 1702. All of the merchant galleons, plus their escort fleet of French ships-of-the-line, were either captured or destroyed in the action, a welcome morale boost for the parties of the Second Grand Alliance fighting the War of the Spanish Succession.
About Extremely Fine; signs of past cleaning, now re-toned.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
This issue was struck from silver taken from a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Vigo Bay on 23 October 1702. All of the merchant galleons, plus their escort fleet of French ships-of-the-line, were either captured or destroyed in the action, a welcome morale boost for the parties of the Second Grand Alliance fighting the War of the Spanish Succession.