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Description: | This is a copy of Nott'm Statutes Merchant seal (13th C.)
The obverse shows a king's crowned bust full face between two triple towered castles and an English lion in the base. The legend reads "* S'EDW'REG'ANGL'AD RECOGN' DEBITOR' APUD NOINGHA"
translation: The seal of Edward I King of England for the recognition of debtors at Nottingham
DIAM=24mm
THICKNESS=11mm, A C91th copy of an original silver seal matrix dating between 1285 and 1292, now in the Nottingham Archives Office. The reverse is plain with a small lug in the centre, presumably for attaching the matrix to an embossing press. The obverse shows a royal bust between two triple-towered castles, with a lion of England in the base. The legend reads *S' EDW' REG' ANGL' AD RECOGN' DEBITOR' APUD NOTINGHA (the seal of Edward I king of England for the recognizance of debtors at Nottingham) - see notes by former Documentary Historian Steph Mastoris in the history file., Found in cupboard at the Chief Executive's office at Nottingham Guildhall.
Accession number: NCM 1987-1040 | Subjects: | commemoratives heraldry? Nottingham and Notts. English | Temporal: | 1800-1850 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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