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Anne 1702-1714 AD
Anne (February 6, 1665 - August 1, 1714) became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on March 8, 1702, succeeding William III and II. Her Roman Catholic father, James II and VII , was forcibly deposed in 1688; her brother-in-law and her sister then became joint monarchs as William III-II and Mary II, the only such case in British history. After Mary's death in 1694, William continued as sole monarch until his own death in 1702. On May 1, 1707, under the Acts of Union 1707, England and Scotland were united as a single state, the Kingdom of Great Britain . Anne became its first sovereign, while continuing to hold the separate crown of Queen of Ireland. Anne reigned for 12 years until her death in August of 1714.
The Act of Union affected that the Edinburgh mint would operate in perpetuity, but in reality the Edinburgh mint only operated from 1707-1709 after which coinage was only struck in London. Curiously the mint continued to exist as an entity until the Napoleonic wars, even drawing salaries for officials etc, but being an entity only and producing no coinage.
In 1707 the crown minted in Edinburgh during the great recoinage of that year. All older Scottish silver coinage was called in during this time, melted down and re-minted into coins corresponding with those circulating in England at the time. The ratio of Scots : English coins was maintained at 12:1, so what had been a sixty shilling coin or 60/- in old tenor became a five shilling coin better known as a crown.
Anne (February 6, 1665 - August 1, 1714) became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on March 8, 1702, succeeding William III and II. Her Roman Catholic father, James II and VII , was forcibly deposed in 1688; her brother-in-law and her sister then became joint monarchs as William III-II and Mary II, the only such case in British history. After Mary's death in 1694, William continued as sole monarch until his own death in 1702. On May 1, 1707, under the Acts of Union 1707, England and Scotland were united as a single state, the Kingdom of Great Britain . Anne became its first sovereign, while continuing to hold the separate crown of Queen of Ireland. Anne reigned for 12 years until her death in August of 1714.
The Act of Union affected that the Edinburgh mint would operate in perpetuity, but in reality the Edinburgh mint only operated from 1707-1709 after which coinage was only struck in London. Curiously the mint continued to exist as an entity until the Napoleonic wars, even drawing salaries for officials etc, but being an entity only and producing no coinage.
In 1707 the crown minted in Edinburgh during the great recoinage of that year. All older Scottish silver coinage was called in during this time, melted down and re-minted into coins corresponding with those circulating in England at the time. The ratio of Scots : English coins was maintained at 12:1, so what had been a sixty shilling coin or 60/- in old tenor became a five shilling coin better known as a crown.
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