Add to albumThis is the obverse of a silver 30 shilling piece minted at Edinburgh in 1582, during the reign of James VI.
The obverse bears a crowned portrait of the king in armour. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James VI, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.
The coins of James VI's reign are considered to have the most beautiful designs and most varied legends of all Scottish coins. After the Union of the Crowns of 1603, Scottish gold and silver coins closely resembled their English counterparts.
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- Online ID: 000-100-050-913-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C461
- Date: 1582
- Material: Silver: slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross IACOBVS . 6 . DEI . GRATIA . REX . SCOTORVM .; crowned bust to left in armour and ruff / Rev. Cross HONOR . REGIS . IVDICIVM . DILIGIT . 1582 .; crowned shield of arms; I to left and R to right, abo
Coin Type: 4th coinage
Coin, 30 shilling piece
- Dimensions: 37.50 mm D / Die Axis: 11.5
- What: Coin Type: 4th coinage
Coin, 30 shilling piece
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: James VI
Pollexfen Collection (annotation in NMAS copy of Richardson)
- Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
- Event:
- Description: James VI silver 30-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1582
- References:
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Richardson (1901), Add 274
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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