Coin die (Obverse), for Queen Anne half-groat

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This coin die for striking the obverse of a Queen Anne half-groat was for use at the Edinburgh mint. Dating from 1711, the die was never actually used to strike a coin issued in Scotland.

The Latin inscription around the edge translates as, 'Anne, by the grace of God'.

There are no surviving contemporary half-groats struck from this die. However, there are some half-groats which were made many years later.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-930-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.QN 154
• Date: 1711
  
• Material: Inscription: ANNA . DEI . GRATIA . . E
  Die
  
• Dimensions: 38 mm H Base 30 mm x 32 mm
  
• What: Die
  
• Subject: Numismatic apparatus, including communion tokens etc. (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Anne
  
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• Description: One of two coin dies, for striking the obverse of half-groats of Queen Anne
  
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