~Masterpieces~ Charles I Triple Unite

This is a Triple Unite (Triple Unite) gold coin of Charles I of England, issued in 1642.
The largest gold coin issued in England by the Royalists in Oxford in the early years of the English Civil War (1642-1651)* to raise funds for the war effort, it is an extremely rare and valuable historical coin.

*English Civil War and the Issuance of Coins
In 1642, the English Civil War broke out. Charles I led the Royalist faction (Loyalists) against the Parliamentarians (Parliamentarians). Insufficient funds for the war effort, he issued his own coinage. The London mint was overrun by the Parliamentarians, so Charles I established a temporary mint in Oxford.
Between 1642 and 1644, he raised money for his army by issuing triple unite gold coins.

The triple unite was a high-value coin, worth three times as much as a regular "unite" gold coin (about 9 grams), and was used especially to finance the cost of war, to pay soldiers and purchase weapons.

Surface (Obverse)

It depicts King Charles I wearing a crown and holding a sword in his hand.
He is clad in armor and holds an olive branch in his left hand, symbolizing both peace and war.
Mintmark (Oxford Mint mark) on the upper center of the plume.
Engraving (inscription): "CAROLVS D : G : MAG : BRIT : FR : ET : HIB : REX
Meaning, "Charles, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland."

Reverse

Three in a row, Oxford plume with central Latin inscription, dated 1642
RELIG : PROT LEG : ANG LIBER : PAR
Meaning, "for the Protestant religion, the laws of England, and the liberties of Parliament."
This is a declaration of the royalist faction's war aims and demonstrates the legitimacy of the king.
The 1642 inscription is the year of the coin's issue and the start of the "English Civil War".
Latin inscription around it: "EXURGAT DEUS DISSIPENTUR INIMICI"
Meaning: "Arise, O God, and let your enemies be scattered" (from Psalm 68:1 in the Old Testament).
This is a prayer by the royalists for God's blessing in their war against the parliamentarians (rebels).

Charles I (1600-1649), King of England, Scotland, and Ireland under the Stuart dynasty, was a believer in the theocracy and attempted to limit the power of Parliament, resulting in conflict with the Parliamentarians and the English Civil War (Puritan Revolution). (Personal Rule)" from 1629 to 1640. However, when Parliament was convened in 1640 due to financial difficulties, the conflict with Parliament, which sought to limit royal power, intensified, and the English Civil War broke out in 1642. Charles I fought from his base in Oxford and tried to raise funds for the war by issuing the high value gold coin "triple unite," but he was defeated at the Battle of Naisby in 1645 and captured by the Parliamentary forces in 1646. was executed by trial and publicly executed in London. A republic (the Republic of England) was then established, but in 1660, Charles II, son of Charles I, ascended to the throne and restored the monarchy. This sequence of events led to the end of absolute monarchy and the establishment of parliamentary sovereignty in England, paving the way for the later constitutional monarchy.

Basic Information

• Year of issue: 1642
• Place of issue: United Kingdom
• Face value: Triple Unite
• Diameter: approx. 50 mm
• Weight: approx. 27.07 g
• Grade: Gold 0.917
• Grade: NGC MS62 Click here for the appraisal page
  
  

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