England ½ Crown - Charles I, 1645 – 1646
Newark siege coinage
Information
Country
England
England
Currency
Pound sterling
(1158 – 1970)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
½ Crown
Year
1645 – 1646
Ruler
Charles I
(1625–1649)
Composition
Silver
Shape
Rhombus
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Weight (g)
15.13
Demonetized
Yes
Description
½ Crown from England. Issued from 1645 to 1646. Struck in Silver. Measures 0 mm and weighs 15.13 g.
- Obverse
- Large crown between m letters C R, denomination XXX below. The reference to Charles the First shows that the city was held by royalists in the English civil war.
- Reverse
- Lettering only, denoting that the coin was made at Newark during the third siege of the city (1645-6), part the English civil war.
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