Coin (obverse), unit, from reign of Charles I

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This is the obverse of a gold unit minted at Edinburgh between 1638 and 1642, during the reign of Charles I. The coin was worth £6 Scots or 10 shillings English.

The obverse bears a half length portrait of the king wearing a crown and holding an orb and sceptre. There is a sideways 'F' above the crown. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland.'

The 'F' on the coin is the initial of Sir John Falconer, Master of the Mint at this time.

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• Online ID: 000-100-050-695-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C243
• Date: 1638 - 1649
  1638-49
  
• Material: Gold; slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. CAROLVS : D : G : MAGN : BRITAN : FRAN : ET : HI : REX; thistle, small sideways F and point above crown; crowned bust to right in armour, holding sceptre and orb / Rev. HIS : PRAESVM : VT : PROSIM flower; s
  Coin Type: 3rd coinage, Falconer's issue
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• Dimensions: 36.00 x 35.50 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
  
• What: Coin Type: 3rd coinage, Falconer's issue
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• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Charles I
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Charles I gold unit, Edinburgh, 1638 - 1649
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Richardson (1901), 101 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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