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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trial of the Pyx canonical | 2 |
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Queen’s Remembrancer