![Postcard of Coin (reverse), half-unicorn, from reign of James V.](/database/media.php?file=postcard/image/0098/00984342.jpg&PHPSESSID=1rljb17coakt0f8777871u6dn1) 000-190-000-362-C © National Museums Scotland |
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Coin (reverse), half-unicorn, from reign of James V
This is the reverse of a gold half-unicorn minted at Edinburgh between 1513 and 1526, during the reign of James V. The coin was worth 11 shillings and six pence Scots.
The reverse has a large wavy star superimposed on a cross fleury. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered.'
James V's reign saw the introduction of two new gold coins - the crown and the ducat. The latter was the first Scottish gold coin to bear a portrait. A new billon coin called the bawbee also appeared for the first time.
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000-190-000-362-C |
Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland H.C149 |
Date: |
1513 - 1526 Between 1513 and 1526
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Material: |
Gold; struck from worn or partially blocked die; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Crown . IACOBVS DEI : GRACIA . REX . SCOTOR VM : . :; stops are pellet, double pellet, two pellets, double pellet, five-pointed star, double pellet; S's are both reversed; uni
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Dimensions: |
21.00 mm D / Die Axis: 1.5
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What: |
Coin Type: As Stewart unicorn II Coin, half unicorn
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Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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Who: |
James V
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Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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Description: |
James V gold half-unicorn, Edinburgh, 1513 - 1526
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References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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