Elisabeth 1 Milled 6D.1562.
The very first machine made coins:
English Elizabeth I milled silver Sixpence, dated 1562, produced at the Tower Mint using screw press machinery introduced by the Frenchman Eloye Mestrelle.
Monarch: Elizabeth I (1558–1603)
Denomination: Sixpence (distinguished by the Tudor rose behind the bust and date above the reverse shield)
Date: 1562
Mintmark: Star
Production: Milled Coinage (Eloye Mestrelle press)
Obverse Legend: ELIZABETH · D · G · ANG · FRA · ET · HIB · REGINA
Reverse Legend: POSVI DEVM · ADIVTOREM · MEVM (“I have made God my helper”)
Reference: Spink S.2596
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