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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;daveydempsey, post: 1269219, member: 29458&quot;]Originally called the Crown of the Double Rose to distinguish them from the lower valued Crown of the Rose issued shortly before, these five shilling pieces were first minted late in 1526 (or early 1527), and were the first English gold coins to have a fineness less than 23.5 carat. </p><p>In 1551 the first silver crown was produced. A magnificent coin showing <b>Edward VI</b> on horseback and a coat of arms on the reverse; it was the first English coin to bear the date in Arabic numerals. The 1552 issue is scarcer than the 1551 or 1553 dates. Gold crowns were once again issued by <b>Elizabeth I</b>, with silver crowns being issued only in the last two years of her reign. It is interesting that there were thus three different coins in circulation worth five shillings: the gold crown; the silver crown; and the gold half-angel.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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