Summary
Gold coin; Denomination: Unite
Tower mint, London
Charles I (1625-1649)
A Unite is a 20 shilling coin, indicated by the Roman numeral XX behind the King's head.
Obverse Description
Within beaded circle crowned bust of Charles I wearing a lace collar of stellate pattern and armour; behind, XX; around, (mm. anchor) CAROLVS D G MAG BRIT FR ET HIB REX
Reverse Description
At centre within a circle of beads, crowned and garnished square topped shield quartered with the arms of England and Frace jointly in 1st and 4th, Scotland and Ireland dividing the crowned letters CR; around, (mm. anchor) FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA (translation: United kingdoms flourish)
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
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Date Issued
1638-1639 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Royal Mint, London
The Royal Mint was in the Tower of London at the time this coin was struck and is usually referred to as the Tower Mint -
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Series
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Material
Gold
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Axis
06
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Classification
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Category
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
33 mm (Outside Diameter), 9.105 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
North 2154 Spink 2692
[Book] North, J. J. 1963. English Hammered Coinage., North 2154 Pages
[Book] Skingley, Philip. 2007. Coins of England and the United Kingdom., Spink 2692 Pages
