initial mark thistle with
Religion and Justice to his left and
a little double struck otherwise very fine with just a weaker portion to shield
Toned has been graded and slabbed by PCGS as VF20
Charles II 1681 Five-Guineas, 2nd bust, edge year TRICESIMO TERTIO initial mark thistle withCharles II (1660 85), gold Five Guineas, 1681, second laureate bust right, Latin legend with pellet stops surrounding, CAROLVS. II. DEI. GRATIA. translates as "Charles II by the Grace of God" toothed border surrounding, rev. crowned cruciform emblematic shields, emblematic sceptres in angles, four interlinked C's at centre, date either side of top crown, abbreviated Latin legend, . MAG. BR. FRA. ET. HIB REX. translates as "King of Great Britain,