DG = Dei gratia/by the Grace of God; FD = Fidei Defensor/Defender of the Faith; Britt Omn Rex (or Reg)/ King (Queen) of All Britain
"EDWARDVS" is the Latin spelling for EDWARD. Latin (or abbreviated Latin) was traditionally used on British coins until the mid-20th century.Edward VII will appear on all British coins and the coins of most British Empire countries from 1902 to 1910 inclusive.
King William IV features on the obverse of all British coins from 1831 to 1837 inclusive. The inscriptions on these coins, including the name, was written in Latin. GULIELMUS = WILLIAM
For coins issued in 1968 and later, yes. For coins before 1968, the old system used "d" from the Latin word for penny.
Roman coins were round metal disks in different values. There was the As, the Dupondius, the Sestertius, the Quadrans, the Denarius, and the Aureus. The as was the basic unit of money. The dupondius was worth two as, the sestertius was worth four as, the quadrans was also worth four as, the denarius was worth 16 as and the aurus was worth 400 as. The as,dupondius, sestertius and quadrans were all bronze coins. The denarius was silver and the aureus was gold.
Emp.(On British Coins from 1876 to 1948, the abbreviated Imp. was used to indicate the term "Emperor" or "Empress" of India, from the Latin Imperator)
It was traditional for many hundreds of years to use the Roman style of lettering on British coins and to use the Latin form of the Monarch's name. GEORGIVS (Georgius) is the Latin way of writing George.
Emp.(On British coins from 1876 to 1948, the abbreviated Imp. was used to indicate the term "Emperor" or "Empress" of India, from the Latin Imperator)
British coins are different from all other coins because they are British coins. The coins of all countries need to be different so that we can tell them apart. What is legal tender in one country, is not legal tender in another country.
REGINA is Latin for Queen. You will not find REGINA on a 1949 British coin because King eorge VI (REX) was the reigning monarch. You will find REGINA on British coins with Queen Victoria or Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.
There were 1,710,946 1892 British Halfcrown coins minted.
D. F. Allen has written: 'Catalogue of the Celtic coins in the British Museum' -- subject(s): Catalogs, British Museum, Celtic Coins 'Bronze Coins of Gaul (Catalogue of Celtic Coins in the British Museum)' 'An introduction to Celtic coins' -- subject(s): Celtic Coins
It's part of a heavily abbreviated Latin phrase that appears on all British coins and most coins from the British Empire / Commonwealth. Depending on the size of the coin the abbreviation may be shorter or longer, but you'll usually see something like "Georgius VI D. G. Britt Omni Rex Fid Def Ind Imp" which translates to the mouthful "George 6th, By the Grace of God King of All Britain, Defender of the Faith, and Emperor of India". REG or REGINA = Queen REX = King