Laurel (coin)

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Laurel (English for laurel ) is the name of a gold coin minted between 1619 and 1625 under King James I of England . The name is derived from the fact that the obverse of the coin showed the bust of Jacob with a laurel wreath . An English king had never been depicted in this way on a coin before.

The Laurel weighed 8.71 grams and was around 910/1000 fine . The value of the coin was equivalent to 20 shillings .

In German-speaking countries, the Laurel was also known as Jacobus or Jacobin .

The predecessor and successor to the Laurel was Unite .

literature

  • Laurel. In: Friedrich von Schrötter (Hrsg.): Dictionary of coinage. de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 1930, p. 346.