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1 Shilling - Philip and Mary
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1554-1558 |
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| Weight | 6.2 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing busts of Philip II of Spain and Queen Mary I of England, jugate and facing each other, surmounted by a single imperial crown above. Philip is depicted to the left in armour with a ruff collar, Mary to the right draped and crowned. A Latin legend encircles the effigies within a beaded border, reading PHILIP ET MARIA D G R ANG HISP. |
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| Reverse description | The quartered royal arms of Philip and Mary displayed on an ornate shield surmounted by a crown, combining the arms of England, France, Spain, and other dominions. The shield is flanked by the value mark and enclosed within a Latin legend reading POSVIMVS DEVM ADIVTOREM NOSTRVM within a beaded border. The reverse legend is a religious motto meaning 'We have made God our helper.' |
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| Mintage | ND (1554-1558) |
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