Anne (1702-14), silver Crown, 1713, third draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA. DEI. GRATIA., rev. crowned emblematic Post-Union cruciform shields, eight strings to Irish harp, garter star at centre, roses and plumes in alternate angles, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG. BRI.FR. ET.HIB. REG., edge inscribed in raised letters and dated, +DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN ANNO. REGNI. DVODECIMO., 30.00g (Bull 1349; ESC 109; S.3603). Olive grey tone, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as AU55, the final year and type of the reign for this denomination.NGC certification 8368384-001.
The Latin legends translate as "Anne, by the grace of God," on obverse and on the reverse as "Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland," additionally on the edge as "an ornament and a safeguard, in the twelfth year of the reign."
We note the silver output for the calendar year of 1713 was a mere £7,232 which pales into insignificance when compared to the over half a million coined in gold that year. This small output and would have been spread across Crowns, Halfcrowns and Small silver only.
The roses and plumes on the reverse are indicative of metals sourced from mines in England and Wales operated by the London Lead Company which occurred on some years of coinage from 1706 in the reign of Queen Anne until 1737 in the reign of George II. For further reading see new publication "The Metal in Britain's Coins" by Graham Birch, Chapter Fourteen.