Trial of the Pyx
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The Trial of the Pyx is a centuries-old ceremonial and legal procedure in the United Kingdom in which newly minted coins are rigorously tested for quality and accuracy to ensure they meet required standards.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremony
ⓘ
coinage trial ⓘ legal procedure ⓘ |
| appliesTo | coins minted by the Royal Mint ⓘ |
| ceremonialAspect |
attendance by officials of the Royal Mint and Goldsmiths’ Company
ⓘ
conducted with formal court procedures ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ensures |
compliance of coins with statutory standards
ⓘ
public confidence in the coinage ⓘ |
| field |
British law
ⓘ
metrology ⓘ numismatics ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasPart |
assaying of metal fineness
ⓘ
formal verdict on the coinage ⓘ jury deliberation ⓘ selection of sample coins from production batches ⓘ weighing of coins ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | one of the oldest judicial ceremonies in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| inception | at least the reign of Henry III ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Coinage Act ⓘ |
| location |
Guildhall
ⓘ
surface form:
Goldsmiths’ Hall
Guildhall ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
City of Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster
|
| overseenBy |
The Queen’s Remembrancer
ⓘ
a jury of freemen of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths ⓘ |
| participant |
The Queen’s Remembrancer
ⓘ
Royal Mint ⓘ
surface form:
The Royal Mint
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure coins meet required standards of weight and fineness
ⓘ
to test newly minted coins for quality and accuracy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British coinage
ⓘ
Royal Mint ⓘ |
| startTime | 13th century ⓘ |
| supervisingBody |
Royal Mint
ⓘ
surface form:
The Royal Mint
|
| testedProperty |
composition of coins
ⓘ
diameter of coins ⓘ metal fineness of coins ⓘ quality of striking ⓘ weight of coins ⓘ |
| usesObject |
Pyx box
ⓘ
assay balances ⓘ trial plates ⓘ |
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