AN S ▁R OS A ▁S INE ▁SP IN A ▁meaning ▁" Hen ry , ▁a ▁d azz ling ▁rose ▁without ▁a ▁th orn " ▁and ▁DNS ▁H IB ▁R UT IL AN S ▁R OS A ▁S INE ▁SP IN A ▁meaning ▁" L ord ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁a ▁d azz ling ▁rose ▁without ▁a ▁th orn ." ▁ ▁Crown ▁of ▁the ▁Double - R ose ▁The ▁Crown ▁of ▁the ▁Double - R ose ▁was ▁val ued ▁at ▁ 5 ▁sh ill ings ▁( 5 s ), ▁we ighed ▁ 5 7 . 5 ▁gra ins ▁( 3 . 7 3 ▁gr ams ), ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁diameter ▁of ▁ 2 6   mm , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁lower ▁gold ▁content ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁c t . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁gold ▁had ▁been ▁mint ed ▁below ▁the ▁standard ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁c t . ▁This ▁coin ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁popular ▁than ▁its ▁prede cess or ▁and ▁was ▁struck ▁until ▁Henry ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 7 , ▁although ▁it ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁mint ed ▁until ▁ 1 5 5 1 ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Edward ▁VI ▁as ▁" post hum ous ▁coin age ". ▁ ▁Ob verse ▁Dep ict s ▁a ▁crown ed ▁shield ▁with ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁France ▁and ▁either ▁blank ▁or ▁the ▁crown ed ▁letters ▁" h K " ▁( for ▁Henry ▁and ▁K atherine , ▁referring ▁to ▁K atherine ▁of ▁Arag on ▁or ▁possibly ▁on ▁later ▁co ins ▁K