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Declaration half crown

Unknown artist, 1644

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM), Exeter

This is a rare coin from the mint in Exeter minted during the Civil War. It differs from most of the coins produced in the mint in that instead of bearing the Royal Arms of England on its reverse, it carries an abbreviation of the Declaration of Wellington, made by Charles I in 1642 at Wellington in Shropshire. There are only eight of such coins extant.

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Title of artwork, date

Declaration half crown, 1644

Date supported

1993

Medium and material

Silver

Dimensions

4 cm

Grant

450

Total cost

1800

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