Reference Library

Elizabeth I

Showing 1–1 of 1 articles

Elizabeth I Gold Half Pound (1601–1602), obverseOBV
Elizabeth I Gold Half Pound (1601–1602), reverseREV
Kingdom of England
Elizabeth IGold half pound1601 CE

Elizabeth 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.