Baldwin & Sons
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Charles I (1625-49), Triple-Unite, Oxford Mint, 1642, initial mark Oxford plumes, half-length crowned
armoured figure of King left clasping upright sword and palm branch, Oxford plume behind in field,
reverse, declaration, inscription embossed into three wavy lines at centre, 26.96g, (S.2724, N.2381,
Schneider 286; Brooker 832). About extremely fine for issue, well struck especially so on the King's arm. Bold
and pleasing.
Ex. Augustus Thellusson esq 'The Valuable Collection of Coins', lot 77, Sothebys, 19th October 1931.
Ex. T. B. Clarke Thornhill 'English and British Colonial Coins', lot 160, Glendining, 24th May 1937.
Ex. Captain R. D. Wills 'English, Scottish, Irish, Colonial and other coins', lot 85, Glendining, 6th December 1938.
The Gold Triple Unite is the largest hammered gold denomination issued within the English series
of coinage, with a nominal value of sixty-shillings or three Pounds. They were issued in a short three
year date run for 1642, 1643 and 1644 with a multiplicity of die combinations in place, alongside an
excessively rare 1642 Shrewsbury issue. Universally considered or accepted as a coveted rarity of the
English Civil War period, essentially a statement piece made by the King. The obverse legend translates
as "Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland". The reverse Declaration
made at Wellington or the raising of the King's standard translates as, [for ...] "The religion of the
Protestants, the Laws of England, the Liberty of Parliament". The outer reverse legend translates as "Let
God arise and let his enemies be scattered." The aforementioned words are essentially propaganda in
'real time' aimed at the puritanical machinations of Cromwell, although they marked more than empty
words, the King addressed his army the next. Perhaps this coin alone acts as an indicator of what would
ensue between the Cavaliers and the Roundheads with their new model army during the English Civil
Wars (1642‐51). The Triple Unite, will always be acknowledged as one of, if not the leading flagship
hammered Gold coin in the British series; the way in which the Una and the Lion is perceived in the late
milled arena as the key piece. A truly superb example rooted both in numismatic folklore and House
of Stuart History.
armoured figure of King left clasping upright sword and palm branch, Oxford plume behind in field,
reverse, declaration, inscription embossed into three wavy lines at centre, 26.96g, (S.2724, N.2381,
Schneider 286; Brooker 832). About extremely fine for issue, well struck especially so on the King's arm. Bold
and pleasing.
Ex. Augustus Thellusson esq 'The Valuable Collection of Coins', lot 77, Sothebys, 19th October 1931.
Ex. T. B. Clarke Thornhill 'English and British Colonial Coins', lot 160, Glendining, 24th May 1937.
Ex. Captain R. D. Wills 'English, Scottish, Irish, Colonial and other coins', lot 85, Glendining, 6th December 1938.
The Gold Triple Unite is the largest hammered gold denomination issued within the English series
of coinage, with a nominal value of sixty-shillings or three Pounds. They were issued in a short three
year date run for 1642, 1643 and 1644 with a multiplicity of die combinations in place, alongside an
excessively rare 1642 Shrewsbury issue. Universally considered or accepted as a coveted rarity of the
English Civil War period, essentially a statement piece made by the King. The obverse legend translates
as "Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland". The reverse Declaration
made at Wellington or the raising of the King's standard translates as, [for ...] "The religion of the
Protestants, the Laws of England, the Liberty of Parliament". The outer reverse legend translates as "Let
God arise and let his enemies be scattered." The aforementioned words are essentially propaganda in
'real time' aimed at the puritanical machinations of Cromwell, although they marked more than empty
words, the King addressed his army the next. Perhaps this coin alone acts as an indicator of what would
ensue between the Cavaliers and the Roundheads with their new model army during the English Civil
Wars (1642‐51). The Triple Unite, will always be acknowledged as one of, if not the leading flagship
hammered Gold coin in the British series; the way in which the Una and the Lion is perceived in the late
milled arena as the key piece. A truly superb example rooted both in numismatic folklore and House
of Stuart History.