Description
Edward VII of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom 1901-1910 AD, Silver Maundy Set, 1908, includes Groat of Fourpence, Threepence, Twopence and maundy Penny. Obverse: Bare Head of King Edward VII facing to right, engraver’s initials ‘DES.’ (George William De Saulles) below, legend surrounds, “EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:”. Reverse: Crowned mark of value with date either side, all within oak wreath. Spink-3985; Bull-3614. Supremely toned and in great preservation, each piece awash with idyllic colour, particularly the threepence with notable reddish hues, housed within dated 1908 Maundy set box, details virtually as struck.
The Obverse Latin legend of each reads “Edwardus Septimus, Deī Grātiā, Britanniārum Omnium Rēx, Fideī Dēfēnsor, Indiae Imperātor”, with an English translation of “Edward the Seventh, by the Grace of God, King of all the British People, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India”.