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Groat - Henry VIII with Katherine Howard
| Issuer | Ireland |
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| Year | 1540 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | × FRANCE ⁑ DOMInVS ⁑ hIBERnIE × × (Translation: ...France, Lord of Ireland) |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a crowned quartered coat of arms — bearing the arms of France ancient (fleurs-de-lis) and England (lions passant guardant) in alternate quarters — superimposed over a long cross fourchée whose four limbs extend to the legend circle, dividing the surrounding Latin inscription into four sections. A royal crown surmounts the shield. The bold cross fourchée design and the quartered royal arms are characteristic of Henrician hammered silver groats struck for Irish circulation, with the legend interrupted at each arm of the cross. |
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