Clippers and coiners in 16th-century England
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 10:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
In 2017 a new £1 coin will appear in our pockets with a design extremely difficult to forge. In the mid-16th century, Elizabeth I's government came up with a series of measures to deter "divers evil persons" from damaging the reputation of English coinage and, with it, the good name of the nation.