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A Royal Maundy ceremony in 1867. Royal Maundy (/ ˈ m ɔː n d i /) 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 silver coins known as "Maundy money" (legally, "the King's Maundy money") as symbolic alms to elderly recipients.
Royal Maundy is a religious service in the Church of England held on Maundy Thursday. At the service, the British monarch or a royal official distributes small silver coins known as "Maundy money". The name "Maundy" and the ceremony derive from the instruction of Jesus at the Last Supper that his followers should love one another.
A short-lived twopence denomination in silver was also produced, with circulation issues in 1817, 1818 and 1820, [11] after which silver twopence coins were issued only as Maundy money. In 1857, a survey by the Royal Mint found that around one-third of all copper coinage had become worn or mutilated, often by advertisements.
The pre-decimal Maundy pieces have the same legal tender status and value as post-decimal ones, and effectively increased in face value by 140% upon decimalisation. Their numismatic value is much greater. Maundy coins still bear the original portrait of the Queen as used in the circulating coins of the first years of her reign.
The value of some coins fluctuated, particularly in the reigns of James I and Charles I. The value of a guinea fluctuated between 20 and 30 shillings before being fixed at 21 shillings in December 1717. These are denominations of British, or earlier English, coins – Scottish coins had different values.
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Maundy money has been distributed to 95 men and 95 women – as the Queen will be 95 this year. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
1660–1685) in 1660, English coins, including the groat, were generally struck by machine. Because all groats dated 1689 or after bore a crowned numeral 4 similar to that still used on Maundy fourpence, these groats are often referred to as Maundy pieces, or sold in sets of four with the silver penny, twopence and threepence of that year.