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Anne 1702-1714 AD
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1714 guinea, third bust
1702 guinea, first bust, pre-Union reverse
The two guineas coin was only issued for four years during the reign of Anne and has only one obverse and one reverse design.
Coins with VIGO below bust indicate that they were struck using gold captured from Spanish ships at Vigo bay.The obverse and reverse was engraved by John Crocker. Exceptionally rare and valuable, they can be worth up to £50,000. Designs of coins produced in 1703 during the reign of Queen Anne (ANNO REGNI SECVNDO) have the word VIGO under the Queen's head.
Position of VIGO1705 saw the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England. So instead of having separate shields the shields of Scotland and england were merged. 1709, 1711, 1713 & 1714 Gold 16.8 grams, 32mm Diameter.
Anne was the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland between 8 March 1702 and 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, two of her realms, the kingdoms of England and Scotland, united as a single sovereign state known as Great Britain. She continued to reign as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death.
Lived: 06 Feb 1665 - 01 Aug 1714 (age 49)
Spouse: Prince George of Denmark (m. 1683 - 1708)
Parents: James II of England (Father) · Anne Hyde (Mother)
Children: George (Son) · Mary (Son) · Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (Son) · Anne Sophia (Daughter)
Siblings: Mary II of England (Sister) · James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (Brother) · Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (Brother) · Edgar, Duke of Cambridge (Brother) · Charles Stuart, Duke of Kendal (Brother) · Catherine Stuart (Sister) · Henrietta Stuart (Sister)
Buried: Westminster Abbey
Position of VIGO1705 saw the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England. So instead of having separate shields the shields of Scotland and england were merged. 1709, 1711, 1713 & 1714 Gold 16.8 grams, 32mm Diameter.
Anne was the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland between 8 March 1702 and 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, two of her realms, the kingdoms of England and Scotland, united as a single sovereign state known as Great Britain. She continued to reign as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death.
Lived: 06 Feb 1665 - 01 Aug 1714 (age 49)
Spouse: Prince George of Denmark (m. 1683 - 1708)
Parents: James II of England (Father) · Anne Hyde (Mother)
Children: George (Son) · Mary (Son) · Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (Son) · Anne Sophia (Daughter)
Siblings: Mary II of England (Sister) · James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (Brother) · Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (Brother) · Edgar, Duke of Cambridge (Brother) · Charles Stuart, Duke of Kendal (Brother) · Catherine Stuart (Sister) · Henrietta Stuart (Sister)
Buried: Westminster Abbey
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