Coins dated March 1689 and March 1690 were all struck in the same month, which we would now call March 1690. Clearly there would have been confusion if this coinage had been issued for more than one year as coins actually struck in the month we know of as March 1691 would have been dated both March 1690 for the end of the outgoing year and March 1691 for the beginning of the incoming year. The coins dated after July 1690 were struck in Limerick after James had fled to France. Minting of gunmoney in Limerick continued until October 1690. As with the halfcrowns the shilling occurs with a large number of varieties mostly based on the way the month is written.
Proofs also occur in silver and gold.
The gold proofs are rare but the silver proofs though they do not occur for as many months as the halfcrown are not as scarce. Gunmoney Sixpences Gunmoney sixpences are similar to the small shillings in design except that they contain 'VI' above the crown rather than 'XII'. The sixpences all belong to the 'large' issue and no small sixpences were struck. They occur from July 1689 until October 1690. The later dates are possibly spurious.