Elizabeth the Queen
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Elizabethan Sixpence Coin (1581)
Carole Levin Collection

The monarch's image on a coin assured people of its worth. Elizabeth's father, brother, and sister all mixed base metal into the coins in order to make their money go further. But Elizabeth restored the purity of the coinage, and restored confidence both in the economy and in the monarchy.

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