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Reverse. The king on horse-back to sinister, with conical helmet, hauberk of mail with continuous coif, his right hand extended with broad sword inclined towards his head and penetrating the legend, his left hand (not seen) holding a pear-shaped shield showing nail-heads or rivets on the inside. The legend (which C.H. Blair suggests has a Lombardic H - not seen on this impression) relates to Henry’s continental empire: Duke of Normandy in his mother’s right, Count of Anjou in that of his father, and Duke of Aquitaine in the right of his wife. The detail on this impression is indistinct, and the legend is derived from Birch.