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2. Unite (English coin) - Wikipedia

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   It was named after the legends on the coin indicating the king's intention of uniting his two kingdoms of England and Scotland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The unite was valued at twenty shillings until 1612 when the increase in the value of gold throughout Europe caused it to be raised to twenty-two shillings.

3. Laurel (English coin) - Wikipedia

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   The coin was produced during James I's third coinage (1619-1625), five different busts of the king being used in these years. All the coins were produced at the Tower Mint in London. The laurel weighed 140.5 grains (9.10 g; 0.293 ozt), [ 2 ] less than the previous unite but almost exactly the same as the unite issued under Charles I .

4. Shilling (English coin) - Wikipedia

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   During the reign of James I, coinage continued in much the same way as in Elizabeth's but the coins have a mark of value (XII) in front of the bust. Some shillings were struck with a plume above the shield (Welsh silver). The mint-marks for these coins are: First coinage (reverse legend Exurgat deus dissipentur inimici) Lis (1603–4)

5. Jacobus - Wikipedia

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   The name of the coin comes from the Latin inscription surrounding the King's head on the obverse of the coin, IACOBUS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HI REX ("James, by the grace of God, of Britain, France, and Ireland King"). Isaac Newton refers to the coin in a letter to John Locke: The Jacobus piece coin'd for 20 shillings is the 41st: part of a pound ...

6. Sovereign (English coin) - Wikipedia

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   The sovereign was a gold coin of the Kingdom of England first issued in 1489 under King Henry VII. The coin had a nominal value of one pound sterling, or twenty shillings. The sovereign was primarily an official piece of bullion and had no mark of value on its face. Nonetheless, it was the country's first coin to be valued at one pound. [1]

7. List of British banknotes and coins - Wikipedia

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   Introduced in 1990 as a commemorative coin, as a continuation of the old crown, replacing the commemorative role of the twenty-five pence coin. The Valiant: various values: Bullion / collectors' coins issued in 2018 to 2021; 1 troy ounce of silver, with a value of £2, or 10 troy ounces, valued at £10. [8] Twenty pounds: £20