This is the reverse of a silver ten shilling piece minted in Edinburgh in 1687, during the reign of James VII.
The reverse has a saltire with a national emblem at the end of each arm and crowned shields in each angle. The Latin inscription translates as: 'King of Great Britain, France and Ireland'.
James' reign as successor to his elder brother began in 1685 and ended four years later in military defeat at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland. James' Scottish coinage comprised just two denominations in silver (40 shillings and 10 shillings).
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