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1 Angel - Henry VIII 1st coinage
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1509-1526 |
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| Weight | 5.12 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
| Obverse lettering | HENRIC VIII DI GRA REX AGL Z FR (Translation: Henry the Eighth by the Grace of God King of England and France) |
| Reverse description | An English man-of-war (royal galley) depicted in full sail facing right, with a shield bearing the royal arms of England and France quarterly affixed to the hull, a large letter H (for Henricus) and a Tudor rose positioned below the main topmast. The mast is topped with a crow's nest. The ship is rendered in the characteristic stylised manner of early Tudor hammered gold coinage. The peripheral legend in uncial letters runs between two beaded borders, with the inscription referencing salvation through the Cross of Christ. |
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