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8 Testerns - Elizabeth I
| Issuer | English East India Company |
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| Year | 1600-1601 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the arms of the English East India Company — a shield bearing multiple panes of heraldic charges representing the Company's commercial identity — surmounted by a royal crown. The shield is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The Latin legend POSVI • DEVM • ADIVTOREM • MEVM •, meaning 'I have made God my helper', runs around the outer margin, separated from the inner circle by a further beaded border. The design is rendered in the hammered style consistent with late sixteenth-century English coinage practice, with characteristic irregular striking. |
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| Reverse lettering | POSVI • DEVM • ADIVTOREM • MEVM • (Translation: I have made God my helper) |
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| Mintage | ND (1600-1601) O |
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