Coin (Reverse), six shilling piece, from reign of Charles I

This is the reverse of a silver six shilling piece minted at Edinburgh in 1632, during the reign of Charles I.

The reverse has a shield of arms with the date, 1632, above. The Latin inscription translates as: 'What God hath joined together let no man put asunder'. The words are from the Gospel of St Matthew.

During Charles's reign the mill and screw coin press was introduced to Scotland by a Frenchman, Nicolas Briot, who was Master of the Mint for a time. The press lent Charles's coins a level of technical excellence previously unknown.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-581-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C3401
Date:	1632
Material:	Silver; very slightly bent; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. Thistle . CAROLVS . D . G . MAG . BRIT . FRAN . & . HIB . REX .; crowned bust to right with VI behind head / Rev. Thistle . QVAE . DEVS . CONIVNXIT . NEMO . SEPARET .; AE joined together; shield o
Dimensions:	26.00 mm D / Die Axis: 9.5
What:	Coin Type: 1st coinage Coin, six shilling piece
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Charles I Murdoch Collection
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Charles I silver six-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1632
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 RBKS MS list of Murdoch Sale, No 18 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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