The Great Seals of the Realm - King Henry VIII - Cupro-Nickel
Limited Edition 10,000
Price: £24.50
Product code: GSRH8BU
- Limited Edition 10000
- A remastered edition of Henry VIII’s golden seal, also known as the golden ‘bulla’
- The original seal was specially created to ratify the monarch’s part in the Treaty of Amiens
- Henry VIII is shown seated upon a Renaissance throne on the obverse
- The obverse depicts an older, yet nonetheless mighty and authoritative, portrait of the notorious Tudor monarch
- Struck to Proof standard and embellished with a fully frosted finish
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The last 1,000 years may have been witness to extraordinary political, economic and social changes but Seals of the Realm remain fundamental and as much at the heart of government in the twenty-first century as they were in the eleventh. Their meaning virtually unchanged, impressions taken from them are appended to a variety of official documents to signify royal assent just as it was during the reigns of Edward the Confessor and William the Conqueror.
Only one Great Seal should be in use at any given time therefore during a long reign, the silver matrices eventually wear out; Queen Victoria, for instance, had four different Great Seals during her 63-year reign. When a new Great Seal is prepared, the old one is ceremonially defaced and customarily presented by the monarch to the Lord Chancellor of the day.
Since the passing of The Crown Office Act of 1877, the use of the Great Seal proper has been restricted to documents of the highest importance, such as treaties with foreign governments.
Specification
| Specification | Value |
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| Alloy | Cupro-Nickel |
| Weight | 28.28 g |
| Diameter | 38.61mm |
| Quality | Proof (Fully Frosted) |
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