Name

Edward III Gold Quarter Noble

Price

$5.00

Brief Description

Dates of Mintage 1343-1377
Represented Worth: 20 pennies sterling

Extended Description

Replica Edward IIII quarter noble cast from lead free pewter and coated with gold.  Initially minted in the third coinage of Edward III from 1343 to 1351, these coins were again minted in the fourth
coinage of Edward III from 1361 to 1369.

Edward III's reign was long, and his coinages strong, in order to finance the war effort in France. These quarter nobles would doubtless have been popular among the well to do, representing a five-fold increase of represented worth over the more massive Silver Groat coin worth only four pennies. These coins represent a worth of 20 pennies each, making them an efficient way to depict a decent amount of ready cash without expending a great amount on replica coin.

The replica coin is 19.5mm from side to side, making it noticably larger than the penny replicas I offer. It is also appx. 1.5mm thick, making it satisfyingly bulky and substantial. Plated with gold, they are luminous and make a definite statement within a pile of pewter replica coins. It reads: EDWAR:DEI:GRA:REX:ANGL on the obverse with the arms of England quartered with those of France. It reads: EXALTABITUR:IN:GLRIA (Exaltibur in Gloria--"He shall be exalted in Glory"--Psalms CXII. 9) on the obverse, with a floriated cross in the center, within a tressure of eight arches.