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Dec 9, 2009
Dec 9, 2009
Half Sovereign: Henry VIII (obverse); Crowned Arms (reverse)
Half Sovereign: Henry VIII (obverse); Crowned Arms (reverse)
1544–47
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Gold
Diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Weight: 6.236 g (0.22 oz.)
The Norweb Collection 1969.174
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The half sovereign was first introduced in 1544 under Henry VIII and was valued at half a pound sterling or ten shillings.
Description
In this third coinage, a new portrait of the king appears. There is now an attempt to make the portrait lifelike, and we see the king fat and middle-aged compared to previous coinage such as 1969.170.
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