decus et tutamen Phrase
Meaning:
an ornament and a safeguard
Comment
A phrase from the Aeneid of Virgil. Inscription on British one-pound coins. Originally inscribed on coins of the 17th century, it refers to the inscribed edge of the coin as a protection against the clipping of its precious metal.
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