The Royal Mint on Instagram: "Did you know kings and queens were once believed to heal disease with a touch? ✨ In medieval England, people suffering from scrofula, known as the King’s Evil, believed the monarch’s touch could cure them. They were often given a pierced gold Angel coin, worn on a ribbon as a protective charm. By the early 1700s, the practice faded as medicine advanced, but these ceremonial coins remain a fascinating link to our past."