© Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Half-crown of Charles I
Artist: English
Location: Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Date: 1644
Materials: silver
Dimensions: diameter: 3.6cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £2,300 (Total: £9,410)
Vendor: A H Baldwin & Sons
Review number: 5296 (2003)
Provenance:
K Woodhouse; Sir Halford Reddish.
Description:
On the obverse, the coin displays a design taken from the Scottish Rebellion medal of 1639 with the king riding into battle on a galloping horse, his right arm holding a baton and the trampled arms below. The reverse shows the Royal Arms, incorporating the date '1642' in a cartouche below. Dated 1642 but issued in 1644.
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