England · Elizabeth I (1558–1603)
England Ryal — Elizabeth I, Sixth Issue (1583–1592)
About this coin
Obverse
The queen stands in a ship holding orb and sceptre. A rose ornaments the hull and an E appears on a banner.
Script: Latin
Lettering
ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA
Translation
Elizabeth, by the grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland.
Reverse
A rose on a radiant sun fills the centre of a cross with floriated terminals, crowned lions in its angles and an eight-arched tressure.
Script: Latin
Lettering
IHS AVT TRANSIENS PER MEDIV ILLORVM IBAT
Translation
But Jesus, passing through their midst, went his way.
Mints and mintmarks
Royal Mint at the Tower of London.
Engraver and mintmaster marks
Reverse only: A, escallop, crescent and hand.
Identification and varieties
Dating of the early A and escallop marks differs between chronological systems. The table uses the conventional auction ranges 1583–1585 and 1585–1587; other datings place them at 1582–1584 and 1584–1586. The later crescent and hand varieties extend the type. No issue in every intervening year is implied.
Measurements
Recorded specimen measurements, not a fixed specification for every coin. Hammered flans vary.
Years, mintmarks and variants
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| Year | Mint | Mintmark | Variant | Mintage | Notes | Find this issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (1583–1585) | London (Tower) | A (reverse) | Queen in ship | |||
| ND (1585–1587) | London (Tower) | Escallop (reverse) | Rose on radiant sun | Earlier dating also given as 1584–1586. | ||
| ND (1587–1590) | London (Tower) | Crescent (reverse) | Two left sail furls; three or four at right | |||
| ND (1590–1592) | London (Tower) | Hand (reverse) | Three sail furls at left; two at right |
ND (1583–1585)Queen in ship
ND (1585–1587)Rose on radiant sun
Earlier dating also given as 1584–1586.