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What do the words “DECUS ET TUTAMEN” mean in English?

 

This legend, often seen on lettered edges of some English Coins, is Latin for: An ornament and a safeguard.

 

It first appeared on the edge of all early large milled silver coins as a warning against “clipping”. It also appears on the edge of current U.K. and Northern Ireland one pound coins.

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Uploaded on May 2, 2020