rose noble

plural rose nobles

1. historicalAn ancient English gold coin, stamped with the figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward III.

   ‘Worth about five pounds, perhaps.’ ‘Fifteen to a collector. It’s a Rose Noble of Edward IV.’

   1954, Ian Fleming, “Interview with M”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 13

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   He opened the discussion, by telling the council a parable of a rich merchant, who would needs go to play at dice with a common hazarder, or sharper, and stake a rose-noble of gold against a crooked halfpenny

   1828–1831, Walter Scott, Tales of a Grandfather; being Stories Taken from Scottish History. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] ; Dublin: John Cumming

2. IrelandKnotted figwort, Scrophularia nodosa

   In Ireland, it is known as Rose Noble and as Kernelwort.

   1995–2026, Mrs. M. Grieve, “Figwort, Knotted”, in Botanical.com: A Modern Herbal