Half Pound: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse)
1558–1560
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Half Pound: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse), 1558–1560. England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Gold; diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.187 The technology of the French screw press allows greater detail to be viewed, such as the queen's bejeweled dress and long locks flowing out of her crown and down her back.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: ELIZABETH • D : G : ANG : FRA : ET • HIB : REGINA Translation: Elizabeth by the Grace of God Queen of England, France and Ireland. Inscription: SCVTVM • FIDEI • PROTEGET • EAM Translation: The shield of faith shall protect her. Remark: reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.187
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1969, English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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