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Groat - Henry VIII with Katherine Howard
| Issuer | Ireland |
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| Year | 1540 |
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| Currency | Second Irish Pound (1460-1826) |
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| Obverse description | A large crowned Irish harp occupies the central field, its forepillar terminating in a decorative carved head. Flanking the harp are two small crowned royal initials: the Gothic letter H to the left and the Gothic letter K to the right, each surmounted by a separate crown, referencing Henry VIII and Katherine Howard. The whole central device is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the circumferential Latin legend running between the inner and outer borders of the flan. The strike is characteristic of mid-Tudor hammered silver coinage, with slightly irregular planchet edges typical of the period. |
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| 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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| Reverse lettering | hEnRIC`⁑ VIII D`⁑ G`× R` AnGL` ×Z × (Translation: Henry VIII, by God`s grace king of England and...) |
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