1 Shilling - Charles I (Newark siege coinage) Coin

1 Shilling - Charles I (Newark siege coinage)

Country: England (United Kingdom)
Denomination: 1 Shilling = 12 Pence (1/20 LSD)
Year: 1645-1646
Material: Silver
Weight: 5.93 g
Shape: Rhomboidal
Diameter:
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: englandunited kingdom

Description:

Obverse

Large central crown, initials CR either side and denomination (12 pence or shilling) in Roman numerals below. The reference to Charles the First shows that the city was held by royalists in the English civil war.

Reverse

NEWARK in middle, with OBS above, and date below

NOTE: OBS is short for obsessum or `besieged` in Latin

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