Royal warrant approving the Mint's proposed designs of gold and silver coin subject to certain alterations

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Our Will and Pleasure is, and Wee do hereby command and Authorize you, that for the future you cause Our Coyns of gold and Silver vizt: the five pound piece, the forty shillings piece, the twenty shillings piece, and the ten shillings piece of gold, and the Five shillings piece, the two shillings and sixpence piece, the shillings piece and the six pence piece of Silver, to be made according to the forms depicted in a draught, which was shewed unto, and approved of by Vs, and hereunto annexed, And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given at Our Court at              the    Day of          1702. In the First year of Our Reign.

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By Her Majesty's Command.

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To Our Trusty & Welbeloved,
Isaac Newton Esqr. Master
and worker of Our Mint.