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Kingdom of England
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REVCharles I, Gold Triple Unite, Kingdom of England
Struck between 1642 and 1644 at Shrewsbury and Oxford, the gold triple unite of Charles I was the highest denomination hammered gold coin produced in England. Valued at sixty shillings (£3), the issue transformed requisitioned Royalist plate into military specie bearing the King's Wellington Declaration.
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REVElizabeth I Gold Half Pound (1601–1602)
Struck under the indenture of 29 July 1601, the late hammered crown gold half pound of Queen Elizabeth I represents the final reduction in legal weight standards during the Tudor period, distinguished by royal profile portraiture and initial mark 1.
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REVHenry VI Gold Noble, Kingdom of England
Struck following the accession of the infant Henry VI in 1422, the gold noble of the Annulet Issue represents the principal surviving heavy gold coinage of the Lancastrian dual monarchy, struck at London and Calais under Master Bartholomew Goldbeter.