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6 Pence - Elizabeth I Milled issue, large bust, small rose
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1562 |
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| Weight | 3.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing left, large broad crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth I with an elaborately decorated and ruffled dress, rendered in high relief. A small Tudor rose is positioned in the left field behind the royal bust, serving as a mint or issue mark. The legend encircles the effigy, separated by a beaded inner circle, executed in the refined milled style introduced by Eloye Mestrelle at the Tower Mint. The portrait exhibits the characteristic broad, majestic style associated with the early milled coinage of Elizabeth I's reign. |
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| Reverse description | A square-topped quartered shield of arms, bearing the royal arms of England and France quarterly, is superimposed over a long cross fourchée that extends to the coin's inner circle. The divided date 15 62 appears above the shield, one element on each side. The circumscriptional legend runs along the outer border separated by a beaded inner circle, with pellet stops between words. The overall design is characteristic of Eloye Mestrelle's refined engraving work for the Elizabethan milled coinage series. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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