ELIZABETH 1-1558-1603

am I the only one who thinks that coins of Elizabeth 1 are a bit special---great designs and a fantastic period of history--ELIZABETH D.G. ANGLR ET HI REGINA- show a sixpence 1572 mint mark ermine --can we see some more please

 

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Very nice.

 

England Silver Sixpence 1561 Elizabeth I

Obverse: Crowned bust of Elizabeth facing left with a rose behind her head
ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA followed by a downward arrow mintmark (Tower Mint)
(Elizabeth by the Grace of God, England, France and Ireland, Queen)
Reverse: Shield with arms (lions and fleurs-de-lis) and long cross behind
POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV (I have made God my Helper)
Size: 27mm Weight: 2.75gm

If someone can find the actual sixpence that her pirate Francis Drake left in Northern California in 1579...

 

Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603 A.D.)
Silver Sixpence
O: ELIZABETH: D'. G'. ANG: FR: ET: HI: REGINA, crowned bust left, rose behind.
R: POSVI DEV' ADIVTORE M. MEV' (I have made God my helper), quartered coat-of-arms (passant lions and fleurs-de-lis) on long cross fourchée,1571 above shield.
Tower mint with castle mintmark.
2.9g
27mm
S2562

 

Here's my shilling. I really want to get a milled example (those have fascinated me for a while), but in the meantime here's my hammered VF-30:

 

Hear we have a Elizabeth 1st 1601-2 Crown - mm 1

 

Nice, dont see those often. Lucky

 

All the coins above are lovely. I wonder how many of you also research the issues that surround QE1 in the year of the coin. Her life was pretty well documented.