Coin - Twopence, William III, England, Great Britain, 1701

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Summary:: Silver coin; Denomination: Twopence, Maundy
Royal Mint, London
William III (1694-1702)

Struck in 1701 for the Maundy Thursday ceremonies of William III. It was, and remains, the practice that on the day before Good Friday the monach would give gifts to selected poor people. The number of people and the size of the gift is governed by the age of the King or Queen, if, for example, the King is twenty years old then twenty people would recieve twenty pence. Maundy coins, as they are called, come in denominations of four, three, two and one penny. The four denominations with the same date is called a Maundy Set.
Acquisition Information:: Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976

Tagged with:	maundy money
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:	England
DateEra:	1701 AD
Denomination:	2 Pence
Obverse Description:	Laureate bust of the King facing right; around, GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA
Reverse Description:	Crowned small numeral 2; around, MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1701, the date being divided by the crown
Edge Description:	Plain
Shape:	Round
Material:	Silver
Issued By:	King William III, England, Great Britain, 1701
Mint:	Royal Mint, London, London, England, Great Britain, 1701
Bibliography:	[Book], Philip Skingley - Spink & Sons Ltd., Coins of England and the United Kingdom, Spink & Sons Ltd., London, 2007, Seaby 3551 A Pages