History A-Level
Coinage and monetary control
What Coinage and monetary control means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Coinage and monetary control
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Royal mints produced the silver penny of consistent weight and fineness, supporting commerce, with the king controlling the coinage.
Topics that use Coinage and monetary control
- Late Anglo- Saxon England, c1053–66 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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