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silver halfcrown of Charles I (coin)

Ownership/credit: Purchased with support from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Art Fund.

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Ownership/credit: Purchased with support from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Art Fund.

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Ownership/credit: Purchased with support from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Art Fund.

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Ownership/credit: Purchased with support from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Art Fund.

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Ownership/credit: Purchased with support from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Art Fund.

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Descriptions

This coin was made in 1644 or 1645 in Exeter. It was made to pay the troops of King Charles I during the chaos of the Civil War. It carries the date 1642 as it was struck using a die designed for minting coins at Truro two years earlier.

This object is on display at RAMM in the Making History gallery.

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