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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jgenn, post: 2593766, member: 78525&quot;]A relic from the &#039;Interregnum&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>King Charles I lost more than the English Civil War. In 1649 he lost his head and England began a period of eleven years without a monarch. Even so, crowns were still minted.</p><p><br /></p><p>1658 crown of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, a single year issue as he died that September. The crown is noted for its high strike quality due to the mechanized milling and press process introduced by Pierre Blondeau, former engineer of the Paris mint. The dies were produced by the Royal Mint&#039;s chief engraver, Thomas Simon. These were issued from a single die pair and the crack through the lower obverse can be seen on many examples.</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p><img src="http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr13/jgenncoins/TrueView_33149950_ExtraLarge_zpstjv2yhpx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Cromwell ascended to this position, king in all but name, from his distinguished service in the Parliamentarian army during the English Civil War. The resignation of Lord Fairfax, lord general of the army, who opposed the execution of Charles I, left Cromwell at the head of the most powerful faction of the new republic in 1649. He assumed full control with the title of Lord Protector in 1653. At his death in 1658, his eldest son assumed the title but could not maintain the military dictatorship. Charles II gained the throne in 1660, ending this brief period of England without a monarch.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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