-
distributes small silver coins known as "
Maundy money" (legally, "the King's
Maundy money") as
symbolic alms to
elderly recipients. The
coins are
technically legal...
- the UK also
mints commemorative decimal coins (crowns) in the
denomination of five pounds,
ceremonial Maundy money in
denominations of 1, 2, 3 and 4 pence...
- In King
William IV's
reign (1830–37),
maundy coins were
produced in 1831–37, and
identical circulation coins were
produced for the colonies, identifiable...
-
Maundy Thursday, also
referred to as Holy Thursday, or
Thursday of the Lord's Supper,
among other names, is a
Christian feast during Holy W**** that marks...
- had come
mostly to be
coined to be
given as
ceremonial alms at the
Royal Maundy service. It was
resurrected as a
circulating coin in 1836, as the Royal...
-
general circulation,
instead being minted as
Maundy money. The
prohibitive cost of
minting silver coins had
meant the size of
pennies had been reduced...
- of the £1
coin: a
technical consultation" (PDF). HM Treasury.
September 2014. Clayton, Tony. "Decimal
Coins of the UK – One Pound".
coins-of-the-uk.co...
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Maundy money coins of the present. Some
groats continued to
circulate in
Scotland until the 20th century. At
times in the past,
silver t****enny
coins...
- Mint.
These coins were made
legal tender for
amounts of up to one
shilling by a
proclamation of 26 July 1797. Short-lived t****ence
coins in
silver were...
- In King
William IV's
reign (1830–1837),
maundy coins were
produced in 1831–37, and
identical circulation coins were
produced for the colonies, identifiable...
