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1 Groat - Elizabeth I Second Coinage
| Issuer | Royal Irish Mint |
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| Year | 1561 |
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| Composition | Silver (.916) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | POSVI.DEVM.ADIVTOREM:MEVM (Translation: I have made the Lord mine helper) |
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Elizabeth I's Irish silver coinage of 1561 was struck at the Tower of London rather than any Irish facility — the Royal Irish Mint designation reflects issuing authority, not location of production. The Second Coinage followed a deliberate debasement policy under her predecessors that had left Irish currency deeply debased and distrusted. Elizabeth's recoinage effort aimed to restore confidence, though Irish groats continued to circulate alongside quantities of worn, underweight base-metal pieces for years afterward.
Spink 6506 is among the scarcer denominations of this recoinage series.