Monthly Archives: January 2018

1666 Charles II of Great Britain Elephant below bust silver halfcrown coin. Obverse: Laureate and draped bust of Charles II, facing right Elephant below bust; around, CAROLVS. Reverse:Four crowned shields, bearing the arms of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, formed to make a cross with the Star of the Garter at the centre; in the angles, two interlinked Cs; around, MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1666/4, the date being divided by the crown above the English arms. Edge Description: DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI XVIII. Soldered pin on the rear of the coin had been attached during WWI as a piece of trench art and added to a medal cabinet from my great grandfathers service. The item “King Charles II Half-Crown 1666 Elephant below bust silver coin Great Fire” is in sale since Friday, January 26, 2018. This item is in the category “Coins\Coins\British\Early Milled (c.1662-1816)\Half-Crown”. The seller is “deadp1xels” and is located in Bideford. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Russian federation, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Chile.

• Denomination: Half-Crown
• Era: Early Milled (c.1662-1816)