Goldsmiths’ Company
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
The Goldsmiths’ Company was one of the
twelve great companies of London. The Goldsmiths were fifth in the order of precedence
established in 1515. The
Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths is still active and maintains a website at
http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/, with a useful overview of their history and role in the
annual Trial
of the Pyx.
![The coat of arms of the Goldsmiths’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size
image]](graphics/Goldsmiths_sm.jpg "The coat of arms of the Goldsmiths’ Company, from Stow (1633). [Full size
image]")
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