Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Angel (2.)

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See also Angel (coin) on Wikipedia; Angel at Wikipedia, Angel in the 11th Edition; and the disclaimer.

ANGEL, a gold coin, first used in France in 1340, and introduced into England by Edward IV. in 14G5. It varied in value between that period and the time of Charles I. from Gs. 8d. to 10s. The name was derived from the representation it bore of St Michael and the dragon.