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Half Sovereign: Edward VI (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms
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Half Sovereign: Edward VI (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms

1549–50 · gold

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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This Half Sovereign was struck at the Tower mint. Here the king is shown crowned, unlike a similar example also in the collection, 1969.175 .

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineHalf Sovereign: Edward VI (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms, 1549–50. England, Edward VI, 1547-1553. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.176
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