William and Mary (1688-94), silver Halfcrown, 1689, first conjoined laureate and draped busts right, legend and toothed border surrounding, GVLIELMVS. ET. MARIA. DEI. GRATIA, rev. first crowned quartered shield of arms with an escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau, caul and interior frosted with pearls on crown band, date either side of crown, .MAG. BR. FR. ET. HIB. REX. ET. REGINA., edge inscribed in raised letters, .+. DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. PRIMO.+, 15.03g (Bull 826; ESC 503; S.3434). Toned, some flecking on obverse with a nice pair of conjoined portraits, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as AU55.NGC certification 8368437-001.
The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "William and Mary by the Grace of God," and abbreviated on the reverse as "King and Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland." Additionally on the edge "An ornament and a safeguard, in the first year of the reign."
There was a large calendar year output of silver from the Mint in 1689 amounting to £96,573.