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1 Unite - Charles I group E, 5th bust
| Issuer | Tower Mint (London) |
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| Year | 1633-1641 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (1633-1634) - mm. Portcullis (107) - ND (1634-1635) - mm. Bell (60) - ND (1635-1636) - mm. Crown (75) - ND (1636-1639) - mm. Tun (123) - ND (1638-1639) - mm. Anchor (57) - ND (1639-1640) - mm. Triangle (119a) - ND (1640-1641) - mm. Star (23) - |
| Additional information |
The "group E" unites of Charles I were struck during the years when Ship Money — the king's attempt to fund naval expansion without parliamentary approval — was tearing English politics apart. The revenue crisis that made such fiscal maneuvering necessary also drove the Crown to closely monitor gold output at the Tower. The 5th bust, introduced around 1636, reflects incremental die modifications made as the mint worked through successive portrait punches rather than any deliberate redesign.
Production ceased abruptly when Parliament seized the Tower Mint in 1642.