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 ruff, robe and collar of the Garter, his coronation robes; behind, XX; around, (mm. lis) CAROLVS D G MAG BR FR ET HI REX
Reverse Description
At centre within a circle of beads, crowned and garnished shield quartered with the arms of England and Frace jointly in 1st and 4th, Scotland and Ireland; around, (mm. lis) 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 National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Acknowledgement
Purchased, Felton Bequest, 1929
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Date Issued
1625 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Royal Mint, London, London, England, Great Britain, 1625
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 -
Denomination
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Series
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Material
Gold
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
35 mm (Outside Diameter), 8.976 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
[Book] North, J. J. 1963. English Hammered Coinage., North 2146 Pages
[Book] Skingley, Philip. 2007. Coins of England and the United Kingdom., Spink 2685 Pages
