Edward VII (1901-10), Halfcrowns, 1903 and 1904, bare head r...

Hammer

£100

Edward VII (1901-10), Halfcrowns, 1903 and 1904, bare head right, DE S below truncation for designer G. W. De Saulles, reads EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX. Rev, crowned quartered shield of arms within garter, FID DEF IND IMP outer legend, inner legend , inner legend reads HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, below denomination HALF-CROWN and date, (S.3980; Bull; 3569/70; ESC.748/49). Both fi ne, the 1903 marginally stronger – the rarer dates in the series for the Halfcrowns with the exception of the 1905 (2)