rose noble

American  

noun

1. a former gold coin of England, first issued by Edward IV, being the existing noble with a figure of a rose added to the types on either side: much imitated on the Continent, especially in the Netherlands.

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Etymology

Origin of rose noble

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

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Example Sentences

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rose noble

The "noble" followed next of the value of six shillings and eight pence; being stamped with a rose, it was called the "rose noble."

From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 by Various

I'm a man grown, Master Arden, but here's still the rose noble which you gave me once....

From Sir Mortimer by Mary Johnston

The 'daric,' a Persian gold coin, very much of the same value as our own rose noble, had its name from Darius.

From On the Study of Words by Richard Chenevix Trench

"A rose noble, and a good pie out of the animal into the bargain."

From The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars by A. D. (Augustine David) Crake

I have a friend in England who would give many a fair rose noble for a sight of it.’

From The Caged Lion by Charlotte Mary Yonge

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