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1 Groat - Henry VIII 1st coinage, Henry VII portrait
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1509-1526 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of King Henry VII, retaining the portrait type carried over into the first coinage of Henry VIII, surmounted by an elaborate Tudor crown with fleurs and crosses. The effigy displays naturalistic hair falling to the shoulder and a fur-trimmed robe visible at the truncation. The bust is set within a beaded inner circle, with the royal legend in Gothic uncial lettering arranged around the periphery. A mintmark appears at the commencement of the legend above the crown. |
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| Reverse description | A quartered royal shield of arms — bearing the fleurs-de-lis of France in the first and fourth quarters and the three passant guardant lions of England in the second and third quarters — is superimposed over a long cross fourchée whose forked terminals extend to the beaded inner circle, dividing the field into four sections. The shield is rendered in fine detail with clearly delineated heraldic charges. A beaded inner circle frames the design, with the reverse legend in Gothic uncial lettering arranged continuously around the outer margin. A mintmark appears at the start of the legend. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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