Sovereign of Thirty Shillings: Elizabeth I (obverse); Shield of Arms on Tudor Rose (reverse)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Sovereign of Thirty Shillings: Elizabeth I (obverse); Shield of Arms on Tudor Rose (reverse)

1583–1603

gold
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The denomination of this coin was so high that as a piece of money it was meant only for the aristocracy or royalty.

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