Crowned half-length portrait of King Edward VI, facing right, holding a sword and a globus cruciger., Crowned shield of England and France, supported by a lion and a dragon; below "ER" in a decorated cartouche., Very fine example of what is one of Edward VI's rarest coins, struck at the very end of his reign. Slight strike weaknesses in the king's face and the lion's paws on the reverse. Unfortunately cleaned. Tun mintmark (1551-1553)., :E DVVARD'.VI:D':G.'AGL':FRA'.Z:hIBER':REX:, :.IhS'.AVTE'.TRAnCI'.PER:mEDIV'.ILLOR'.IBAT·