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Kingom of England, William III, Crown 1700

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Kingom of England, William III, Crown 1700 (obverse) Kingom of England, William III, Crown 1700 (reverse)

Silver crowns always bore the portrait of the king or the queen on the obverse. Here, it is William III (1694-1702). The reverse shows four crowned crests: Below and on top the old escutcheon of the Tudors, three lions for England and three fleur-de-lis for France; on the right is the Scottish lion in a shield, on the left the Irish harp. The centre bears the small coat of arms of Nassau with the Dutch lion.

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