Unite: Charles I (obverse); Crowned Shield (reverse) (1630–1631): Art, History and Details

Unite: Charles I (obverse); Crowned Shield (reverse) (1630–1631) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

When compared with the Charles I Unite struck in 1625 (1969.192), the finer work and clarity of detail in this work is remarkable. This coin and others of the same period were likely struck by the same form of mechanical process, although this was probably struck as a proof and not meant for circulation.

Object facts

• Title: Unite: Charles I (obverse); Crowned Shield (reverse)
• Date: 1630–1631
• Culture: England, Charles I, 1625-1649
• Type: Coins
• Technique: gold
• Dimensions: Diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
• Collection: MED - Numismatics
• Department: Medieval Art
• Accession number: 1969.193

A detail from the museum

The unite was named after the legends on the coin indicating the king's intention of uniting his two kingdoms of England and Scotland.

Collection credit

The Norweb Collection

Further reading listed by the museum

• Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection. [Catalog. 1968.

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