Coin (Reverse), 40 shilling piece, from reign of William II and Mary II

This is the reverse of a silver 40 shilling piece minted in Edinburgh in 1691, during the reign of William II and Mary II.

The reverse has a crowned shield of arms. The Latin inscription translates as: 'King and Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland'. The inscription around the rim translates as: 'It protects and adorns'.

After James VII's defeat William and Mary became rulers of England and Scotland. Silver coins in various denominations and copper bawbees bear their conjoined busts, and the copper bodles have a combined monogram of their two initials.

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Online ID:	000-100-050-998-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C546
Date:	1691
Material:	Silver; slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. GVLIELMVS . ET . MARIA . DEI . GRATIA .; conjoined busts to left; 40 below busts / Rev. MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REX . ET . REGINA . 1691 .; crowned shield of arms / Around rim. PROTEGIT .:. ET .:. ORNA
Dimensions:	35.00 mm D / Die Axis: 12.0
What:	Coin, 40 shilling piece
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Mary II William III
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	William and Mary silver 40-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1691
References:	'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 Richardson (1901), 6 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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