BSG.CS.01012 — Cloth Seal, Armorial, Arms of Stuart Britain

Found in the Algarve, Portugal, 39.4mm, 19.02g.

Missing // arms of Stuart Britain, motto - HONI.SOIT.QVE.MALY.PENSE around, lion and unicorn supporters // missing // missing

Inner disc from a four-disc, armorial, cloth seal with remnants of gilding. The arms are those of Stuarts most likely from the reign of Queen Anne pre-Union 1702-1707. See BSG.CS.01511 for a complete example.

This seal is evidence of the cloth trade between Britain and Portugal at the end of the Stuart era.