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Half Sovereign: Henry VIII (obverse);Crowned Arms (reverse)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gold coin with a raised image of a man wearing a crown and ornate clothing. The man has a beard and mustache. He is surrounded by a circle of small dots and text that appears to be in Latin. The coin has a second raised image on the opposite side featuring a crown atop a shield with three lions on the left side and a French fleur-de-lis on the right side. The coin is on a dark gray background.

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865 × 893 px
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