Sujet
Trial of the Pyx at the office of the controller general of the exchequer, Whitehall.
Légende
The Illustrated London News etching from 1854. Trial of the Pyx at the office of the controller general of the exchequer, Whitehall. The Trial of the Pyx (/p?ks/) is the procedure in the United Kingdom for ensuring that newly minted coins conform to the required standards. These trials have been held from the twelfth century to the present day, normally once per calendar year.
Date
1854
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Notre référence
UMG23A57_424
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (4,1Mo) / 43,2cm x 29,0cm / 5100 x 3431 (300dpi)