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TheLaurel was the thirdEnglishgold coin with a value of twenty shillings or one pound produced during the reign of KingJames I.[1] It was named after the laurel that the king is portrayed as wearing on his head,[2] but it is considerably poorer in both quality and style than thesovereign andunite which preceded it. The coin was produced during James I's third coinage (1619-1625), five different busts of the king being used in these years. All the coins were produced at the Tower Mint in London. The laurel weighed 140.5 grains (9.10 g; 0.293 ozt),[2] less than the previous unite but almost exactly the same as the unite issued underCharles I.
The earlier busts show considerably more detail of the king, who is looking to the left of the coin and has the value "XX" to the right, behind the kings' head. The legend on the obverse readsIACOBUS D G MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REX --James by the grace of God, of Britain France and Ireland King. The reverse shows a long cross over a crowned shield which shows the arms of the four countries, and the legendFACIAM EOS IN GENTEM UNAM ("I will make them one nation", fromEzekiel 37:22)
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