Coin (obverse), one shilling piece, from reign of Charles I

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This is the obverse of a silver shilling minted at Edinburgh between 1625 and 1636, during the reign of Charles I.

The obverse bears a rose. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Charles, by the Grace of God. A rose without thorns.'

During Charles's reign the mill and screw coin press was introduced to Scotland by a Frenchman, Nicolas Briot, who was Master of the Mint for a time. The press lent Charles's coins a level of technical excellence previously unknown.

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• Online ID: 000-100-053-925-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C3473
• Date: 1625 - 1636
  1625-36
  
• Material: Silver; somewhat misshapen flan; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. Thistle . C . D . G . ROSA . SINE . SPINA; C is struck over I; rose / Rev. Thistle [.] TVEATVR . VNITA . DEVS .; thistle
  Coin Type: 1st coinage
  Coin, shilling
  
• Dimensions: 13.50 x 14.50 mm D / Die Axis: 7.5
  
• What: Coin Type: 1st coinage
  Coin, shilling
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Charles I
  Pollexfen Collection (Richardson p 276)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Charles I silver shilling, Edinburgh, 1625 - 1636
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Richardson (1901), 7 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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