A coin for every occasion: 29th May 1660 - The king has returned....
Throughout May, ill be looking back at historical moments from the past. From conflicts to coronations, sporting moments to royal memories, and famous firsts and lasts, with my love of all things shiny and precious, ill be trying to tie these events in with coins that have been created to commemorate these moments.
Charles II 1679 Shilling
The Restoration of the Stuart monarchy in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland took place in 1660 when King Charles II returned from exile in Europe. The preceding period of the Protectorate and the civil wars, came to be known as the Interregnum (1649–1660).
The term Restoration is also used to describe the period of several years after, in which a new political settlement was established. It is very often used to cover the whole reign of Charles II (1660–1685) and often the brief reign of his younger brother James II (1685–1688). In certain contexts it may be used to cover the whole period of the later Stuart monarchs as far as the death of Queen Anne and the accession of the Hanoverian George I in 1714.
A scarce, collectable silver sixpence of king Charles the Second dated 1683. The obverse features the laureate and draped bust facing right. The reverse shows crowned cruciform shields representing England, Scotland, Ireland and France. This coin in around extremely fine condition, attractively toned with underlying lustre and faint 'hay marking' on the obverse, hard to find as nice as this.
Laureate and draped bust facing right. CARLOLVS.II.DEI.GRATIA
Crowned cruciform shields with star of garter at centre, interlinked 'C's in the angles. MAG.BR.FRA.ET.HIB REX.
Value: £600
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