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testoons in 1544–1551.
These testoons were made in the very poor base
silver in this period, and are
known as base
testoons. The
coins were
struck after...
- the
value of 12d were
minted in 1503 or 1504 and were
known as
testoons. The
testoon was one of the
first English coins to bear a real (rather than a...
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Copper was used as a
substitute for
silver in the coins. Henry's
stockpiled testoons were
covered in a thin
layer of
silver which had a
tendency to wear off...
- half-groat; the
sixpence (6d),
replacing the groat; and a new
shilling or
testoon (1s or 1/–). In
silver or gold: the
crown (5/- (5s) or 60d), replacing...
- reintroduction.
Sixpenny bit (value: six pence) ˈsɪksp(ə)ns Tanner, tester,
testoon,
sprasi (pronounced "sprarzee") Australia: zack UK: "Tanner" was derived...
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century European trade lessened the
demand for
French silver francs and
testoons. In 1641 King
Louis XIII
therefore introduced a new
Louis d'Argent equal...
- gulden. The 16th
century saw the
issuance of
larger silver coins,
first in
testoons (9 g fine silver,
valued at 11 sols
Tournois in 1549), and
later on in...
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Scottish silver testoon coin with
initials "F" and "M", 1558...
- pence. Also
called a "bob", in
singular or plural.
Originally called a '
Testoon'
under Henry VIII. One
shilling and one
penny 1/1 £0.0542 Late 1640's Minted...
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schilling were
minted in Europe. The
English shilling was a
successor of the
testoon coin
first minted during the
reign of
Edward VI in 1551,
which consisted...
