Henry VIII & Jane Seymour groat film prop coin 

Mint mark crown, 1st harp coinage, 1536-1537

Exact to the well struck original coin it was cast from in a private collection. 

Obverse: Crowned royal arms with fleur de lys in first and fourth quarters and lions in the second and third quarters, over long cross fourchée. Text around HENRIC VIII D GR AGLIE Z (Henry VIII by the Grace of God king of England and).

Reverse: Crowned harp flanked by crowned H to left and I to right. Text around FRANCIE DOMINVS HIBERNIE (France, Lord of Ireland).

The original of this groat of Henry VIII is from his first harp issue and is the first time that the harp was seen as a symbol on Irish coins. The initials H and I either side of the harp are for Henry and Jane Seymour (his third wife) dating the issue to 1536-7.

The Great Debasement (1544–1551) was a currency debasement policy introduced in 1544 England under the order of Henry VIII which saw the amount of precious metal in gold and silver coins reduced and in some cases replaced entirely with cheaper base metals such as copper. The main aim of the policy was to increase revenue for the Crown at the cost of taxpayers through savings in currency production with less bullion being required to mint new coins. During debasement gold standards dropped from the previous standard of 23 karat to as low as 20 karat while silver was reduced from 92.5% sterling silver to just 25%.

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