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Ryal: Elizabeth I in Ship (obverse); Rose over Radiate Sun (reverse)
The collection record classifies this work as coins. It is dated 1583–84/85. Recorded culture or place: England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603.
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- Museum title
- Ryal: Elizabeth I in Ship (obverse); Rose over Radiate Sun (reverse)
- Date
- 1583–84/85
- Culture / origin
- England, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603
- Materials and technique
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1969.183
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
An excellent specimen of a very rare coin, the figure of the queen is full of minute detail. Elizabeth I is shown sailing on a ship; she holds an orb and scepter. A rose appears on the hull of the ship and an E on the banner located on the bow. Produced at the climax of her reign, the design was chosen to demonstrate England's superior naval power and colonization of what would become the United States of America.
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