Half Pound: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse)
1601
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Half Pound: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse), 1601. England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.186 Elizabeth I was the last of the five monarchs from the House of Tudor.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: ELIZAB' D'.G'. ANG'. FRA'. ET: HIB. REGINA. Translation: Elizabeth by the Grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland Remark: obverse Inscription: SCVTVM: FIDEI: PROTEGET: EAM. Translation: The shield of faith shall protect her. Remark: reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.186
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1969, Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs, English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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