horseman galloping right
well-centred and delicately toned
wildebeests below Royal arms
beaded circle and legends surrounding
BP initials on ground line below horse for designer Benedetto Pistrucci
Commonwealth 1653 Crown horseman galloping rightCommonwealth (1649 60), silver Crown, 1653, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English language, initial mark sun, . THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND., all letter Ns struck over inverted Ns#, rev. English and Irish shields, value . V. above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top, GOD. WITH. VS., 29. 56g (Bull 6; ESC 6; N. 2721; S3214). Attractively toned, a little weak on one part of shields both sides, otherwise a bold