Coin (Obverse), ten shilling piece, from reign of Anne

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This is the obverse of a silver ten shilling piece minted in Edinburgh in 1705, during the reign of Anne.

The obverse bears a portrait of the queen. Beneath is a '10', indicating the coin's value. The Latin inscription reads 'Anne, by the Grace of God'.

Anne acceded to the throne in 1702 and her reign saw the Act of Union of 1707 and the consequent cessation of a separate Scottish coinage. The last coins - British silver coins - ever struck in Scotland were issued at the Edinburgh mint in 1709.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-614-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C3904
• Date: 1705
  
• Material: Silver; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. ANNA . DEI . GRATIA .; bust to left; 10 below / Rev. MAG . BRIT . FRA . ET . HIB . REG . 1705 .; crowned shield
  Coin Type: Pre-union
  Coin, ten shilling piece
  
• Dimensions: 24.00 x 23.50 mm D / Die Axis: 12.5
  
• What: Coin Type: Pre-union
  Coin, ten shilling piece
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Anne
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Anne silver ten-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1705
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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