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11/2 Pence - Elizabeth I 5th issue
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1578-1582 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Queen Elizabeth I facing left, crowned and draped, set within an inner beaded circle. A Tudor rose appears to the right of the effigy in the field. The Latin legend runs around the periphery outside the beaded border, preceded by the mint mark. The portrait is rendered in the typical hammered style of the Elizabethan fifth issue, with fine detail on the crown and dress. |
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| Obverse lettering | E D G ROSA [SINE SPINA] [mm] (Translation: Elizabeth by the Grace of God a rose without a thorn) |
| Reverse description | A long cross fourchée extends to the edge of the inner beaded circle, dividing a quartered shield of the royal arms of England and France. The date is split on either side of the shield. The mint mark appears at the top of the inner circle, and the Latin legend is disposed around the outer field between the inner and outer beaded borders. |
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