MILLED COIN INSCRIPTIONS AND THEIR MEANINGS

OBVERSE LEGEND	TRANSLATION	REVERSE LEGEND	TRANSLATION	COMMENTS

OLIVER CROMWELL

OLIVAR D G R P ANG SCO HIB & PRO	Oliver by the Grace of God, Protector of the Republic of England, Scotland, Ireland etc	PAX QVAERITVR BELLO	Peace is Sought Through War	Cromwell gold and silver
OLIVAR D G R P ANG SCO HI & PRO	Oliver by the Grace of God, Protector of the Republic of England, Scotland, Ireland etc	PAX QVAERITVR BELLO	Peace is Sought Through War	Obverse variation of the above, Cromwell gold and silver

CHARLES II

CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA	Charles II by the Grace of God	MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX	King of Great Britain, France and Ireland	Charles II gold and silver
CAROLVS II DEI GRA	Charles II by the Grace of God	MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX	King of Great Britain, France and Ireland	Obverse variation of the above
CAROLVS II D G M B F & H REX	Charles II by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland	CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO	I Reign Under The Auspice of Christ	Small silver
CAROLVS A CAROLO	Charles Son of Charles	BRITANNIA	Britain	Charles II copper

JAMES II

IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA	James II by the Grace of God	MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX	King of Great Britain, France and Ireland	James II gold and silver
IACOBVS SECVNDVS	James II	BRITANNIA	Britain	James II copper

WILLIAM AND	MARY

GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DEI GRATIA	William and Mary, by the Grace of God	MAG BR FR ET HIB REX ET REGINA	King and Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland	William and Mary gold and silver
GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DEI GRATIA	William and Mary, by the Grace of God	MAG BR FR ET HI REX ET REGINA	King and Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland	Reverse variation of above, William and Mary silver
GVLIELMVS ET MARIA D G	William and Mary, by the Grace of God	MAG BR FR ET HI REX ET REGINA	King and Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland	Small silver, obverse DEI GRATIA abbreviated to D G
GVLIELMVS ET MARIA	William and Mary	BRITANNIA	Britain	William and Mary copper

WILLIAM III

GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA	William III by the Grace of God	MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX	King of Great Britain, France and Ireland	William III gold and silver (Note spelling errors in the King's name on the obverse legend in this reign, GVLIEIMVS, GVLELMVS, GVLIELM(upside down A)S, GVLIEMVS, GVLIFLMVS, GVLILEMVS and possibly more)
GVLIELMVS TERTIVS	William III	BRITANNIA	Britain	William III copper (Note spelling errors in the king's name on obverse legend in this reign, as above)

ANNE

ANNA DEI GRATIA	Anne by the Grace of God	MAG BR FRA ET HIB REG	Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland	Anne gold and silver
ANNA DEI GRATIA	Anne by the Grace of God	MAG BRI FR ET HIB REG	Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland	Reverse variation of the above, Anne gold and silver
ANNA DEI GRATIA	Anne by the Grace of God	BRITANNIA	Britain	Anne copper farthing

GEORGE I

GEORGIVS D G MAG BR FR ET HIB REX F D	George I by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith	BRVN ET LVN DVX S R I A TH ET PR EL	Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch Treasurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire	George I gold 1714
GEORGIVS D G M BR FR ET HIB REX F D	George I by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith	BRVN ET L DVX S R I A TH ET EL	Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch Treasurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire	George I gold and silver
GEORGIVS DEI GRA	George I by the Grace of God	MAG BRI FR ET HIB REX	King of Great Britain, France and Ireland	Small George I silver
GEORGIVS DEI GRA	George I by the Grace of God	MAG BR FR ET HIB REX	King of Great Britain, France and Ireland	Small George I silver, reverse variation of the above (Also spelling errors on reverse HIPEX, HIPREX, Should be HIB REX)
GEORGIVS REX	King George I	BRITANNIA	Britain	George I copper (Note spelling error in the King's name GEORGI(upside down A)S)

GEORGE II

GEORGIVS II DEI GRATIA	George II by the Grace of God	M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E	King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire	George II gold and silver
GEORGIUS II DEI GRATIA	George II by the Grace of God	M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E	King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire	George II gold and silver but GEORGIUS instead of GEORGIVS
GEORGIVS II DEI GRATIA	George II by the Grace of God	MAG BRI FR ET HIB REX	King of Great Britain, France and Ireland	Small George II silver
GEORGIVS II REX	King George II	BRITANNIA	Britain	George II copper
GEORGIUS II REX	King George II	BRITANNIA	Britain	George II copper but GEORGIUS instead of GEORGIVS

GEORGE III

GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA	George III by the Grace of God	M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E	King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire	George III gold and silver
GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA	George III by the Grace of God	BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR	King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	George III gold 1813
GEORGIUS III D G BRITANNIAR REX F D	George III by the Grace of God, King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE	Evil to him who evil thinks	George III gold and silver
GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA	George III by the Grace of God	BRITANNIARUM REX FID DEF	King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	George III gold and silver
GEOR III D G BRITT REX F D	George III by the Grace of God, King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE	Evil to him who evil thinks	George III silver
GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA	George III by the Grace of God	MAG BRI FR ET HIB REX	King of Great Britain, France and Ireland	Small George III silver
GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA	George III by the Grace of God	MAG BRI FR ET HIB REX	King of Great Britain, France and Ireland	Small George III silver but GEORGIUS instead of GEORGIVS
GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA	George III by the Grace of God	BRITANNIARUM REX FID DEF	King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	Small George III silver but GEORGIVS instead of GEORGIUS
GEORGIUS III D G REX	King George III by the Grace of God	BRITANNIA	Britain	George III copper
GEORGIUS III REX	King George III	BRITANNIA	Britain	George III copper
GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX	King George III by the Grace of God	BRITANNIA	Britain	George III copper
GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX	King George III by the Grace of God	BRITANNIA (1 FARTHING)	Britain 1 Farthing	George III copper farthing 1799

GEORGE IV

GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA	George IV by the Grace of God	BRITANNIARUM REX FID DEF	King of The British territories, Defender of the Faith	George IV gold and silver
GEORGIUS IIII D G BRITANNIAR REX F D	George IV by the Grace of God, King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith			George IV gold and silver
GEORGIUS IIII D G BRITANNIAR REX F D	George IV by the Grace of God, King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	ANNO	Year	George IV gold and silver
GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA	George IV by the Grace of God	BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR	King of The British territories, Defender of the Faith	George IV silver
GEORGIUS IIII BRITANNIARUM REX F D	George IV King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith			Small George IV silver
GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA	George IV by the Grace of God	BRITANNIAR REX FID DEF	King of The British territories, Defender of the Faith	George IV copper
GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA	George IV by the Grace of God	BRITANNIAR REX FID DEF	King of The British territories, Defender of the Faith	George IV copper as above but GEORGIUS IIII instead of GEORGIUS IV

WILLIAM IV

GULIELMUS IIII D G BRITANNIAR REX F D	William IV by the Grace of God, King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	ANNO	Year	William IV gold and silver
GULIELMUS IIII D G BRITANNIAR REX F D	William IV by the Grace of God, King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	ONE SHILLING, SIX PENCE, FOUR PENCE	12d or One Shilling, 6d or Six Pence, 4d or Four Pence	William IV silver
GULIELMUS IIII D G BRITANNIAR REX F D	William IV by the Grace of God, King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith			Small William IV silver
GULIELMUS IIII DEI GRATIA	William IV by the Grace of God	BRITANNIAR REX FID DEF	King of The British territories, Defender of the Faith	William IV copper

VICTORIA

VICTORIA D G BRITANNIARUM REGINA F D	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	DIRIGE DEUS GRESSUS MEOS MDCCCXXXIX	May the Lord direct my steps 1839	Victorian gold 1839 only
VICTORIA D G BRITANNIARUM REGINA F D	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	DIRIGIT DEUS GRESSUS MEOS MDCCCXXXIX	The Lord direct my steps 1839	Victorian gold 1839 only
VICTORIA D G BRITT REG F D	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith			Victorian gold and silver
VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India			Victorian gold and silver
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA	Victoria by the Grace of God	BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID DEF	Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	Victorian gold and silver
VICTORIA D G BRITANNIAR REG F D	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith			Victorian gold
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR REG F D	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	TUEATUR UNITA DEUS ANNO DOM (Date Roman Numerals, Example MDCCCXLVII	May the Lord protect the Union in the year of 1847	Gothic crown
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA	Victoria by the Grace of God	FID DEF BRITT REG	Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	Victorian silver
VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REG	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories	FID DEF IND IMP HALF CROWN	Defender of the Faith, Empress of India, Half Crown (30d)	Half crown (Old head)
VICTORIA REGINA 1849	Queen Victoria 1849	ONE FLORIN ONE TENTH OF A POUND	One Florin One Tenth of One Pound (24d)	Two shillings or one florin 1849 (Godless type)
VICTORIA D G BRITT REG F D (Date Roman Numerals, Example MDCCCXLVII)	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith, 1847	ONE FLORIN ONE TENTH OF A POUND	One Florin One Tenth of One Pound (24d)	Two shillings or one florin (Gothic type)
VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India	ONE FLORIN TWO SHILLINGS	One Florin Two Shillings (24d)	Two shillings or one florin (Old head type)
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT REGINA F D	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE	Evil to him who evil thinks	Victorian silver
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR REG F D	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	ONE SHILLING, SIX PENCE	12d or One Shilling, 6d or Six Pence	Victorian silver
VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India	ONE SHILLING, SIX PENCE	12d or One Shilling, 6d or Six Pence	Victorian silver
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT REGINA F D	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	SIX PENCE	Six Pence (6d)	Old head silver six pence
VICTORIA D G BRITANNIAR REGINA F D	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	FOUR PENCE	Four Pence (4d)	Victorian silver groat
VICTORIA D G BRITANNIAR REGINA F D	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith			Small Victorian silver
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA	Victoria by the Grace of God	BRITANNIAR REG FID DEF	Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	Victorian copper
VICTORIA D G BRITT REG F D	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	ONE PENNY, HALF PENNY, FARTHING, ONE THIRD FARTHING	One Penny (1d), Half Penny (½d), Farthing (¼d), One Third Farthing (¹/₁₂d)	Victorian bronze
VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India	ONE PENNY, HALF PENNY, FARTHING	One Penny (1d), Half Penny (½d), Farthing (¼d)	Victorian bronze
VICTORIA D G BRITANNIAR REG F D	Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith	HALF FARTHING, QUARTER FARTHING	Half Farthing (⅛d), Quarter Farthing (¹/₁₆d)	Small Victorian bronze

EDWARD VII

EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP	Edward VII by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India			Edward VII gold and silver
EDWARDVS VII D G BRITT OMN REX F D IND IMP	Edward VII by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India			Edward VII gold (As above but DEI GRA FID DEF abbreviated to D G F D)
EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX	Edward VII by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories	FID DEF IND IMP HALF CROWN	Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, Half Crown (30d)	Edward VII half crown
EDWARDVS VII D G BRITT OMN REX F D IND IMP	Edward VII by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India	ONE FLORIN TWO SHILLINGS	One Florin Two Shillings (24d)	Edward VII florin or two shillings
EDWARDVS VII D G BRITT OMN REX	Edward VII by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories	FID DEF IND IMP ONE SHILLING	Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, One Shilling (12d)	Edward VII shilling
EDWARDVS VII D G BRITT OMN REX	Edward VII by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories	SIX PENCE	Six Pence (6d)	Edward VII six pence
EDWARDVS VII D G BRITT OMN REX F D IND IMP	Edward VII by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India			Small Edward VII silver
EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP	Edward VII by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India	ONE PENNY, HALF PENNY, FARTHING	One Penny (1d), Half Penny (½d), Farthing (¼d)	Edward VII bronze
EDWARDVS VII D G BRITT OMN REX F D IND IMP	Edward VII by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India	ONE THIRD FARTHING	One Third Farthing (¹/₁₂d)	Edward VII Third Farthing

GEORGE V

GEORGIVS V DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP	George V by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India			George V gold
GEORGIVS V D G BRITT OMN REX F D IND IMP	George V by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India			George V gold and small silver
GEORGIVS V DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX	George V by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories	FID DEF IND IMP CROWN, HALF CROWN, ONE FLORIN, ONE SHILLING, SIXPENCE	Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, Crown (60d), Half Crown (30d), One Florin (24d), One Shilling (12d), Sixpence (6d)	George V silver
GEORGIVS V D G BRITT OMN REX F D IND IMP	George V by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India	CROWN 1935, ONE FLORIN, A SIXPENCE D, THREE PENCE	Crown 1935 (60d), One Florin (24d), Sixpence (6d), Three Pence (3d)	George V silver
GEORGIVS V D G BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP	George V by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India	ONE PENNY, HALF PENNY, FARTHING	One Penny (1d), Half Penny (½d), Farthing (¼d)	George V bronze
GEORGIVS V D G BRITT OMN REX F D IND IMP	George V by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India	ONE THIRD FARTHING 1913	One Third Farthing 1913 (¹/₁₂d)	George V third farthing 1913

EDWARD VIII

ABDICATED 1936		ABDICATED 1936		Although patterns were struck, no coins of Edward VIII were issued.

GEORGE VI

GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP	George VI by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India			George VI gold and small silver
GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX	George VI by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories	FID DEF IND IMP CROWN 1937	Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, Crown 1937 (60d)	George VI silver crown 1937
GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D FIVE SHILLINGS	George VI by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Five Shillings (60d)			George VI silver crown 1951
GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX	George VI by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories	FID DEF IND IMP HALF CROWN, TWO SHILLINGS, ONE SHILLING, SIXPENCE, THREE PENCE	Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, Half Crown (30d), Two Shillings (24d), One Shilling (12d), Sixpence (6d), Three Pence (3d)	George VI silver
GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX	George VI by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories	FID DEF HALF CROWN, TWO SHILLINGS, ONE SHILLING, SIXPENCE	Defender of the Faith, Half Crown (30d), Two Shillings (24d), One Shilling (12d), Sixpence (6d)	IND IMP omitted George VI cupro-nickel
GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP	George VI by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India	THREE PENCE	Three Pence (3d)	George VI brass three pence
GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX FIDEI DEF	George VI by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith	THREE PENCE	Three Pence (3d)	IND IMP omitted George VI brass three pence
GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX FIDEI DEF	George VI by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith			Small George VI cupro-nickel
GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP	George VI by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India	ONE PENNY, HALF PENNY, FARTHING	One Penny (1d), Half Penny (½d), Farthing (¼d)	George VI bronze
GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX FIDEI DEF	George VI by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith	ONE PENNY, HALF PENNY, FARTHING	One Penny (1d), Half Penny (½d), Farthing (¼d)	George VI bronze

ELIZABETH II

PRE DECIMAL ONLY 1953 - 1970

ELIZABETH II DEI GRA BRITT OMN REGINA F D	Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith			Elizabeth II gold and Cupro nickel
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D	Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith			Elizabeth II gold and Cupro nickel
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA BRITT OMN REGINA FIDEI DEFENSOR FIVE SHILLINGS	Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Five Shillings			Cupro nickel Five Shillings 1953
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D 1965	Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith	CHURCHILL	Sir Winston Churchill	Cupro nickel Five Shillings
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA BRITT OMN REGINA	Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen of all the British territories	FID DEF HALF CROWN, TWO SHILLINGS, ONE SHILLING, SIX PENCE	Defender of the Faith, Half Crown (30d), Two Shillings (24d), One Shilling (12d), Six Pence (6d)	Elizabeth II cupro nickel
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA	Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen	FID DEF HALF CROWN, TWO SHILLINGS, ONE SHILLING, SIX PENCE	Defender of the Faith, Half Crown (30d), Two Shillings (24d), One Shilling (12d), Six Pence (6d)	Elizabeth II cupro nickel
ELIZABETH II DEI GRA BRITT OMN REGINA F D	Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith	THREE PENCE	Three Pence (3d)	Elizabeth II brass three pence
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D	Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith	THREE PENCE	Three Pence (3d)	Elizabeth II brass three pence
ELIZABETH II DEI GRA BRITT OMN REGINA F D	Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith	ONE PENNY, HALF PENNY, FARTHING	One Penny (1d), Half Penny, (½d) Farthing (¼d)	Elizabeth II bronze
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D	Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith	ONE PENNY, HALF PENNY, FARTHING	One Penny (1d), Half Penny, (½d) Farthing (¼d)	Elizabeth II bronze