England 5 Guineas - Anne, 1705 – 1706

5 Guineas - Anne from England. Issued from 1705 to 1706. Struck in Gold (.917). Measures 37 mm and weighs 41.9 g.

Obverse

Draped bust of Queen Anne left, legend around. (Anne by the Grace of God)

Reverse

Crowned cruciform shields around central rose with sceptres bearing national emblems in angles (clockwise: globus cruciger, thistle, fleur-de-lis, harp), divided date above, legend around. Note: pre-Union design with the following shields clockwise: three leopards of England; rampant lion in tressure of Scotland; three fleurs-de-lis of France; Celtic Harp of Ireland. (Queen of Great Britain France and Ireland (Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Regina))

Edge

Regnal year in Latin (Fourth (year of reign))