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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 24481607, member: 101855&quot;]It was really a matter of poor medieval artistry. No one made fun of the king in those days unless they were prepared to defend themselves, go to prison, leave the country or perhaps face beheading.</p><p><br /></p><p>The changeover occurred during the reign of Henry VII. (ruled 1485 to 1509) The first Henry VII coins looked like this.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1549000[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>in the opening years of the 16th century, the coin portraits looked like this.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1549001[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins were still hammer struck, but the artwork greatly improved.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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