The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Half Sovereign: Edward VI (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms

1549–50

England, Edward VI, 1547-1553

gold
Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1969.176
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Edward VI was crowned king of England in 1547 was he was nine years old.

Description

This Half Sovereign was struck at the Tower mint. Here the king is shown crowned, unlike a similar example also in the collection, 1969.175.
  • -1969
    Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1969-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection. [Catalog. 1968. p. 35
  • Year in Review: 1969. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).
    English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
  • {{cite web|title=Half Sovereign: Edward VI (obverse); Crowned Royal Arms|url=false|author=|year=1549–50|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1969.176