Half Sovereign: Edward VI (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms (reverse)
1549–50
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Half Sovereign: Edward VI (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms (reverse), 1549–50. England, Edward VI, 1547-1553. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.175 Edward VI's short reign as king of England ended in 1553 when he died at the age of 15.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: SCVTM FIDEI PROTEGET EVM Translation: The shield of faith protects him. Remark: obverse Inscription: EDWARD VI D G AGL FRA HIB REX Translation: Edward VI by the grace of God, King of England, France, and Ireland Remark: reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.175
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1969, <em>English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times.</em> The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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