William III. Half Crown. 1696 #sherborne and a horizontal mark accross

and a horizontal mark accross the neck running to the A of GRA which crosses over a vertical die flaw

Manchester Regiment

He is buried at Portsmouth (Kingston) Cemetery and his medals were sent to his brother William

This issue was produced as 'Notgeld' (emergency money) at a time when inflation was out of control in post war Germany

This pair has been renamed to PTE A

William III. Half Crown. 1696 #sherborne and a horizontal mark accrossWilliam III, (1694 1702), Halfcrown, 1696 OCTAVO, laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, early harp with six strings, 6h, 14. 96g (ESC 534; Bull 1014; Spink 3475), light graffiti to the second reverse quarter, haymarked and the reverse struck from worn dies, otherwise lustrous, good very fine.