Information about legend: CAROLVS II · DEI · GRA

Translated from Latin, the legend means "Charles the Second, by the Grace of God".

This legend is displayed on the coin's obverse and is part of the full legend of the monarch, which then continues on the reverse: MAG · BRI FR ET · HIB REX · (of Great Britain, France and Ireland king; the reverence to France reflects the king's claim to the throne of France, which he did not actually rule).