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1502, England, Henry VII. Beautiful Gold Angel Coin. Mule Strike! PCGS UNC+
Mint Period: 1502-1504 Denomination: Gold Angel Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as UNC (Details: Damage!) References: Friedberg 151 ($2500 in VF!), S. 2185 (mule, struck with S.2183 obverse dies!). Rare! Diameter: 28mm Weight: 5.15gm Material: Gold!
Obverse: St. Michael slaying the dragon. Legend: (privy mark: anchor) HENRIC DEI GRA REX AGLI Z FRAN ("Henry by the Grace of God King of England and France.")
Reverse: British galleon with square topped shield and cross-shaped mast, dividing letter h (for Henry) and rose (symbol for England). Legend: (privy mark: greyhound head) PER CRVCE TVA SALVA NOS XPE REDE ("By Thy Cross save us O Christ our Redeemer.")
A galleon was a large, multi-decked sailing ship used as a armed cargo carrier primarily by European states during the age of sail from the 16th to 18th centuries and were the principle fleet units drafted for use as warships until the Anglo-Dutch wars of the mid-1600s. Galleons generally carried three or more masts with a lateen fore-and-aft rig on the rear masts, were carvel built with a prominent squared off raised stern, and used square-rigged sail plans on their fore-mast and main-masts. Such ships were the mainstay of maritime commerce into the early 19th century, and were often drafted into use as auxiliary naval war vessels—indeed, were the mainstay of contending fleets through most of the 150 years of the Age of Exploration — before the Anglo-Dutch wars begat purpose-built ship-rigged warships that thereafter dominated war at sea during the remainder of the Age of Sail.
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Henry VII (Welsh: Harri Tudur; 28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was the King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 to his death on 21 April 1509. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor.
Henry attained the throne when his forces defeated King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the culmination of the Wars of the Roses. He was the last king of England to win his throne on the field of battle. He cemented his claim by marrying Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IVand niece of Richard III. Henry was successful in restoring the power and stability of the English monarchy after the civil war.
His supportive stance of the British Isles' wool industry and his standoff with the Low Countries had long-lasting benefits to all of the British economy. However, the capriciousness and lack of due process that indebted many would tarnish his legacy and were soon ended upon Henry VII's death, after a commission revealed widespread abuses. According to the contemporary historian Polydore Vergil, simple "greed" underscored the means by which royal control was over-asserted in Henry's final years.
Henry can be credited with a number of administrative, economic and diplomatic initiatives. He paid very close attention to detail, and instead of spending lavishly he concentrated on raising new revenues and after a reign of nearly 24 years, he was peacefully succeeded by his son, Henry VIII. The new taxes were unpopular and two days after his coronation, Henry VIII arrested his father's two most unpopular ministers, Sir Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley. They were charged with high treason and were executed in 1510.
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