Quick Quiz #1 – Gold Coin Legends

January 22, 2021 Peter

This is the first in a series of themed Quick Quizzes. They will be typically be 6 or 8 questions each with the same set of possible answers. Each answer is used once.

As reported in this week’s Friday Update, there were three auctions this week which featured important gold coins. This quiz features 8 gold coins from those auctions, each with a different motto in Latin on the reverse. Can you match the coin to the meaning of its motto? If you need help reading the legend, click i in the top left of each question.

Gold Coin Legends

What is the English translation of the Latin mottos on the reverse of these coins?

PAX QVÆRITVR BELLO

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What does the legend on the reverse of this Oliver Cromwell Pattern Broad mean? - Larger Image

But Jesus, passing through the midst of them, went His way

By thy cross save us Christ our redeemer

God protects his worshippers

I hope for better things

I will make them one nation

May the shield of faith protect her

Peace is sought by war

Through concord kingdoms flourish

FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM VNAM

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What does the legend on the reverse of this James I Unite mean? - Larger Image

But Jesus, passing through the midst of them, went His way

By thy cross save us Christ our redeemer

God protects his worshippers

I hope for better things

I will make them one nation

May the shield of faith protect her

Peace is sought by war

Through concord kingdoms flourish

SPERO MELIORA

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What does the legend on the reverse of this James I Unite mean? - Larger Image

But Jesus, passing through the midst of them, went His way

By thy cross save us Christ our redeemer

God protects his worshippers

I hope for better things

I will make them one nation

May the shield of faith protect her

Peace is sought by war

Through concord kingdoms flourish

PЄR : CRVCЄ’· TVΛ’· SΛLVΛ · nOS · XPЄ’· RЄDЄ’

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What does the legend on the reverse of this Henry VIII Angel mean? - Larger Image

But Jesus, passing through the midst of them, went His way

By thy cross save us Christ our redeemer

God protects his worshippers

I hope for better things

I will make them one nation

May the shield of faith protect her

Peace is sought by war

Through concord kingdoms flourish

SCVTVM FIDEI PROTEGET EAM

5 / 8

What does the legend on the reverse of this Elizabeth I Pound mean? - Larger Image

But Jesus, passing through the midst of them, went His way

By thy cross save us Christ our redeemer

God protects his worshippers

I hope for better things

I will make them one nation

May the shield of faith protect her

Peace is sought by war

Through concord kingdoms flourish

IHC AUTEM TRANSIENS PER MEDIUM ILLORUM IBAT

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What does the legend on the reverse of this Edward III noble mean? - Larger Image

But Jesus, passing through the midst of them, went His way

By thy cross save us Christ our redeemer

God protects his worshippers

I hope for better things

I will make them one nation

May the shield of faith protect her

Peace is sought by war

Through concord kingdoms flourish

FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA

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What does the legend on the reverse of this Charles II Broad mean? - Larger Image

But Jesus, passing through the midst of them, went His way

By thy cross save us Christ our redeemer

God protects his worshippers

I hope for better things

I will make them one nation

May the shield of faith protect her

Peace is sought by war

Through concord kingdoms flourish

CULTORES SUI DEUS PROTEGIT

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What does the legend on the reverse of this Charles I Double Crown mean? - Larger Image

But Jesus, passing through the midst of them, went His way

By thy cross save us Christ our redeemer

God protects his worshippers

I hope for better things

I will make them one nation

May the shield of faith protect her

Peace is sought by war

Through concord kingdoms flourish

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