Queen anne halfpenny

Queen Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714)[1] became Queen regnant of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702, succeeding her brother-in-law, William III of England and II of Scotland. Her Catholic father, James II and VII, was deemed by the English Parliament to have abdicated when he was forced to retreat to France during the Glorious Revolution of 1688/9; her brother-in-law and her sister then became joint monarchs as William III & II and Mary II. After Mary's death in 1694, William continued as sole monarch until his own death in 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union 1707, England and Scotland were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain. Anne became its first sovereign, while continuing to hold the separate crown of Queen of Ireland and the title of Queen of France. Anne reigned for twelve years until her death in August 1714. Anne was therefore, technically, the last Queen of England and the last Queen of Scots. Anne's life was marked by many crises, both personally and relating to succession of the Crown and religious polarisation. Because she died without surviving issue, Anne was the last monarch of the House of Stuart. She was succeeded by her second cousin, George I, of the House of Hanover, who was a descendant of the Stuarts through his maternal grandmother, Elizabeth, daughter of James VI & I.[2]

Pattern Proofs Queen Anne (1702 -1714) little is known about the pattern proofs issued at her time and people often wonder why they were created. Firstly in 1712 the first farthing was issued by the mint under the queen to show the public what the coinage would have looked like. they became popular with the lords of the isles and in 1714 they were issued but as a slow production. Then the halfpenny was introduced once the copper shortage was in decline in 1714 also. The coin was larger than the other halfpenny designs before her, and was a breakthrough in the coinage of the time, the queen was portrayed differently and the copper showed off her extravigent life style. There are only a few types known of the design, there is the rose reverse with Britannia on obverse (Anne Portrayed as Britannia) 1714 there was the Queen Anne Bust obverse with Britannia Reverse anne again pictured as Britannia. The 3rd type known was issued in 1715 after her death by George I, This type is The Britannia Bust Reverse, Anne's Bust and Obverse Rose Pattern Chosen by the queen herself. This design was found in amongst some test dies done by the mint, in one of it's vaults in 1716, but was badly damaged so the design was copied and re-minted in 1716, By The King, and the Letter "R" was added to the side of the coin to show that it had been produced by the king regent George I.

All Types of halfpenny and farthings are listed in Peck Ref:- PF 53 NF 88

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