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Halfcrown: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse)
The collection record classifies this work as coins. It is dated 1560–61. Recorded culture or place: England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603.
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- Museum title
- Halfcrown: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse)
- Date
- 1560–61
- Culture / origin
- England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603
- Materials and technique
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1969.182
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
A rare coin, the portrait of the queen is very well executed. There are two types of this coin that feature a bust of the queen. They vary considerably, this one being less ornate than the second, 1969.184. Elizabeth I chose a Latin phrase, SCVTVM FIDEI PROTEGET EAM, translated as The Shield of Faith Shall Protect Her to appear on the reverse of some of her coins, befitting her precarious position.
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