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Coin - Sixpence, Elizabeth I, England, Great Britain, 1568 Reg. No: NU 381

Summary:: Silver coin; Denomination: Sixpence
Tower Mint, London
Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
Acquisition Information:: Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976

Themes this item is part of:	Royal Mint, London, Royal Mint, Tower Hill, 1809-1975, Early History of London Mints, to 1300, The Royal Mint, Numismatics & Philately Collection
Primary Classification:	COINS
Secondary Classification:	Great Britain
Tertiary Classification:	working strikes
Series:	Hammered
DateEra:	1568 AD
Denomination:	Sixpence
Obverse Description:	Crowned bust of the Queen, wearing ruff and embroidered dress facing left; behind, rose; around, (mm. coronet) ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse Description:	At centre within a beaded circle and over a long cross fourchee, a plain square topped shield quartered with the arms of France (1 & 4) and England (2 & 3); above, 1568; around, (mm. coronet) POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV (translation, I have made God my helper)
Edge Description:	plain
Shape:	Round
Material:	Silver
Issued By:	HRH Queen Elizabeth I, England, Great Britain
Mint:	Royal Mint, London The Royal Mint was in the Tower of London at the time this coin was struck and is usually referred to as the Tower Mint
Bibliography:	[Book], J. North, English Hammered Coinage, Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1963, North 1997 Pages [Book], Philip Skingley - Spink & Sons Ltd., Coins of England and the United Kingdom, Spink & Son Ltd., London, 2007, Spink 2562 Pages