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REVKingdom of England
Mary IGold angel1553–1554 CE
Mary I, Gold Angel, Kingdom of England (1553–1554)
Struck during the sole reign of Queen Mary I between August 1553 and July 1554, this fine gold angel restored England's medieval standard of purity following the Great Debasement, featuring the archangel Michael, a ship bearing the royal arms, and the pomegranate privy mark of Catherine of Aragon.
OBV
REVKingdom of England
Mary IGold sovereign1553–1554 CE
The Fine Gold Sovereign of Mary I (1553–1554)
Authorized by the Tower Mint indenture of August 1553, the thirty-shilling fine gold sovereign of Mary I revived the traditional 23-carat 3½-grain standard and introduced explicit calendar dates to the Tudor sovereign series.