base silver Half Merk or Noble of Eighty Pence or Six Shillings and Eightpence Scottish
conjoined busts of James and Clementina right
with a spear and a shield
otherwise good very fine and rare with retrograde legend and a good provenance
Victoria 1887-M Sovereign, Melbourne, 2nd legend, angled J, DISH M8, ex Thorburn base silver Half Merk orVictoria (1837 1901), gold Sovereign, 1887 M, Melbourne Mint, Australia, Jubilee style bust facing left, small crown and veil on head, the top cross clear of rim with pellet above, raised J. E. B. initials close on truncation with right angled imperfect J, second abbreviated legend, G: closer to crown, toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D: rev. St George and dragon right, horse with short tail, broken lance to left on ground