▁Crown ▁of ▁the ▁Rose ▁is ▁an ▁extremely ▁rare ▁gold ▁coin ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁England ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 6 ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Henry ▁VIII , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁é cu ▁au ▁sole il . ▁The ▁coin ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁success ▁and ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁the ▁Double - R ose . ▁ ▁The ▁Crown ▁of ▁the ▁Rose ▁coin ▁was ▁val ued ▁at ▁four ▁sh ill ings ▁and ▁six p ence ▁( 4 s . ▁ 6 d .), ▁we ighed ▁ 3 . 5 ▁gr ams ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁gold ▁content ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁c t . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁struck ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁months . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁very ▁short ▁circul ation , ▁there ▁are ▁currently ▁only ▁two ▁known ▁spec im ens . ▁ ▁It ▁appears ▁a ▁third ▁spec imen ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁▁ ▁Ob verse ▁ ▁Dep ict s ▁a ▁crown ed ▁shield ▁with ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁France . ▁Leg end : ▁H EN R IC ▁ 8 ▁DE I ▁G RA ▁RE X ▁A GL ▁Z ▁FR AC , ▁meaning ▁" Hen ry ▁VIII , ▁by ▁the ▁Grace ▁of ▁God ▁King ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁France ." ▁▁ ▁Re verse ▁ ▁Dep ict s ▁a ▁large ▁rose ▁with ▁two ▁crown ed ▁letters ▁" h " ▁and ▁two ▁l ions . ▁Leg end ▁of ▁two ▁vari eties : ▁H EN R IC ▁R UT IL