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, armour and mantle fastened on shoulder; behind, XX; around, (mm. heart) 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, FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA (mm. heart) (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
1629-1630 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Royal Mint, London, London, England, Great Britain, 1629-1630
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
06
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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), 9.109 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
North 2149. Spink 2687.
[Book] North, J. J. 1963. English Hammered Coinage., North 2149 Pages
[Book] Skingley, Philip. 2007. Coins of England and the United Kingdom., Spink 2687 Pages
