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The groat is the traditional name of a defunct English and Irish silver coin worth four pence, and also a Scottish coin which was originally worth fourpence, with later issues being valued at eightpence and one shilling.
The British fourpence coin, sometimes known as a groat, "joey" or fourpenny bit, is a silver coin worth 1 ⁄ 60 of one pound or 1 ⁄ 3 of one shilling.It is a continuation of the English groat series struck intermittently from the late 13th century until the Acts of Union in 1707.
128 coins, comprising groat and half-groat coins from the reigns of Edward IV (r. 1461–1470 and 1471–1483) and Henry VII (r. 1485–1509), as well as nine coins issued by Charles the Bold when he was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. [101] Warmsworth Hoard: early 17th century: Warmsworth South Yorkshire
Later the tradition of Groschen was dropped in most states while others continued to mint only coins smaller than the original coin. In Poland for example, from 1526 these included coins of 1 ⁄ 2 grosz, 1 grosz, 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 grosz, 2 grosz, 3 grosz, 4 grosz and 6 grosz. Their weight steadily dropped to 1.8 grams (28 grains) of silver and since ...
The Flemish groat approximately matched the English penny c 1420-1480 and was divided into 24 mites. The latter was thus extended to mean 1 / 24 penny or 1 / 6 farthing even if not minted in Tudor England. [2] [3] Quarter farthing 1 / 16 d: £0.00026: 1839–1868. [coins 1] Third farthing 1 / 12 d: £0.0003472 ...
Groat may refer to: Groat (English coin) (pre-1707) or fourpence (British coin) (post-1707), British obsolete coinage. Current-dated fourpence pieces are struck as part of Maundy money. Groat (grain), a form of processed cereal grain; Groat (surname) Groat Road, a freeway in Edmonton, Alberta Canada Groat Bridge
English coins were generally struck by machine, including the groat-> "English coins, including the groat, were generally struck by machine" Since, from 1689, groats bore a crowned numeral 4... I'm having a hard time parsing this sentence. I don't understand what "Since" is referring to.
Groat of Edward IV, c. 1470–73. groat depicting King Philip and Queen Mary. The coins which followed the 1169–75 Norman conquest (farthings, halfpennies and pennies) were minted to the same standard as those of England. A chief purpose of these coins was to provide a means for the export of silver from Ireland.