Groat (English coin)
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The groat is the traditional name of a defunct English and Irish silver coin worth four pence, and also a Scottish coin which was originally worth fourpence, with later issues being valued at eightpen
A silver groat from the reign of Edward I of England (1272–1307)
Minted: London, Series: B, Years Minted: 1351–1361 (Courtesy of Guillelmus Thompson, Owner of Coins of Britannia)
Henry 8 Irish groat 1541 756365
Elizabeth Irish groat 1561 602448
Royal Maundy
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Royal Maundy is a religious service in the Church of England held on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday. At the service, the British monarch or a royal official ceremonially distributes small
Groat (English coin)
…all other silver fourpenny pieces since the reign of William and Mary have had a crowned numeral "4" as the reverse, including the silver fourpenny Maundy money coins of the present. Some groats continued to circulate in Scotland until the 20th century. At times in the past, silver twopenny coins have been…
A Royal Maundy ceremony in 1867
Jesus Washing Peter's Feet by Ford Madox Brown
A Royal Maundy ceremony in 1877
Queen Elizabeth II (centre, in blue) and Prince Philip hold nosegays as they leave Wakefield Cathedral in West Yorkshire after the 2005 Royal Maundy