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Description: | A half-crown. Obverse: Bust of King William III in a wig (right) defaced. Legend: 'GVLIELMVS DEI GRATIA'. Inscribed with a monogram 'JC' with leafsprays. Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a battleship under sail. Inscribed below, 'ROSE. 1790'. HMS Rose was one of Sir J Jervis' squadron that captured Martinique and St Lucia in 1794.
caption: Half-crown | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | crown coins William III Rose 1783 (HMS) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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