Définition

• This English silver coin first appeared in 1552 in the reign of Edward VI and was discontinued in 1684. They were authorized for general currency in 1845, and also formed part of the Maundjr Money. From 1834 they were struck for various colonies, especially Malta, Mauritius, Ceylon, Sierra Leone, and the West Indies.

  Henry VIII issued a Threepence for Ireland with the inscription CIVITAS DVBLINIE; this coin was, however, struck in London.

La source

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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