July, 1649
[17 July, 1649.]
New Coyns of Gold.; Twenty shillings piece.; Ten shillings. Five shillings piece.; Coyns of Silver.; Five shillings piece.; Two shillings sixpence.; Twelve pence.
Whereas the Ordering of Moneys and Coyns, and setting the
same at such valuations and prices as shal be thought convenient
and necessary, is appropriate and of right belonging to the
Soveraign and Supream Authority of this Commonwealth; And
the Parliament having resolved to change and alter the former
Stamps, Arms, Pictures, with the Motto's, Words, Stiles and
Inscriptions in and about the same, and to cause new Coyns of
Gold and Silver to be made of several Stamps, Weights and
Values, but of one uniform Standard and Allay, to be current
within this State and Commonwealth of England; (that is to
say) One piece of Gold of the value of Twenty shillings Sterling,
to be called, The Twenty shillings piece, stamped on the one side
with the Cross, and a Palm and Lawrel, with these words, The
Commonwealth of England; and on the other side with the Cross
and Harp, with these words, God with us: One other piece of
Gold money of Ten shillings, to be called, The Ten shillings
piece: and one other piece of Gold money of Five shillings, to be
called, The Five shilings piece, with the same Words, Inscriptions, Pictures and Arms on each side, as the former: And for
Silver moneys, pieces of five shillings, and pieces of two shillings
and six pence, and pieces of Twelve pence, and pieces of Six
pence, having the same Words, Inscrpitions, Pictures and Arms
on each side as the former; Also pieces of Two pence, and One
peny, having the same Pictures and Arms as the former, without
any Words or Inscriptions; and the Half peny having on the one
side a Cross, and on the other side a Harp: All which several
Coyns of Gold and Silver, the Parliament doth hereby Enact,
Declare, Publish and Authorize to be amongst others heretofore
used, the Moneys current for this State and Commonwealth of
England, to be used and received by all the People of this
Nation, in all Receipts and Payments, and in all maner of
Traffiquing, Bargaining and Dealing between man and man, at
the several rates and values contained in the Schedule or Table
hereunto annexed, expressing their true Values and Weights,
according to the Accompt of the Mint within the Tower of
London.
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| | Penny weights 20 | Grains 24. | Mites 20. | Droits. 24. | Perits 20. | Blanks. 24. |
| Pieces of Gold. | s. xx. | 05 | 20 | 10 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| s. x. | 02 | 22 | 05 | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| s. v. | 01 | 11 | 02 | 12 | 00 | 00 |
| s. v. | 19 | 08 | 10 | 08 | 00 | 00 |
| Pieces of Silver. | s. d. ii. vi. | 09 | 16 | 05 | 04 | 00 | 00 |
| d. xii. | 03 | 20 | 18 | 01 | 10 | 00 |
| d. vi. | 01 | 22 | 09 | 00 | 15 | |
| d. ii. | 00 | 15 | 09 | 16 | 05 | |
| d. i. | 00 | 07 | 14 | 20 | 02 | 12 |
| ob. | 00 | 03 | 17 | 10 | 01 | 06 |
Memorandum, Twelve Ounces makes a pound weight Troy; Twenty
peny-weight makes an Ounce; Twenty four Grains make a peny weight;
Twenty Mites makes a Grain; Twenty four Droits makes a Mite; Twenty
Perits makes a Droit; Twenty fur Blanks makes a Perit.