Obverse: the obverse of the coin features the young King Edward III sitting on a throne with a sceptre, surrounded by two crowned lions.
Reverse: the reverse of the coin depicts a composition of four lions, crosses, crowns, leaves, and four-leaf clovers. The inscription around it is from the Gospel of Luke: IHC[OYC] TRANSIENS PER MEDIVM ILLORVM IBAT.
About the coin: On January 27, 1344, Edward III issued a declaration calling for the creation of "one coin for two leopards" to be worth six shillings and to weigh as much as two small Florentine florins. The king’s desire to follow the example of the florin, the main European coin for foreign trade, became clear when he ordered the creation of this double leopard coin.
