Henry VIII Second Coinage Gold Crown Of The Double Rose/Lis Mintmarks (1526-1533)
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What Is A Crown Of The Double Rose?
The Crown of the Double-Rose was a Tudor coin, valued at 5 Shillings and struck in 22-carat gold; marking the first time that a gold coin had been minted below the 23-carat standard. The coin takes its name from the distinctive crowned Tudor rose on the reverse. The Crown of the Double-Rose replaced the earlier Crown of the Rose; a supremely scarce issue that features a single rose on the reverse.
Coinage Of Catherine Of Aragon
Both the obverse and reverse of this gold coin feature crowned initials either side of the central motif: a H and a K. These represent King Henry VIII and his first Queen, Catherine of Aragon. This Crown of the Double-Rose must have been struck between 1526 and the annulment of Henry and Katherine's marriage in 1533. Thereafter the initials of other Queens - Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour - appear on Henry's coinage.
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