Gold coin (obverse) with crowned rose detail minted during the reign of King James VI

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This is the obverse of a gold thistle crown minted at Edinburgh between 1604 and 1625, during the reign of James VI & I. The coin was worth 48 shillings Scots or 4 shillings English.

The obverse bears a crowned rose. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland'.

The coins of James VI's reign are considered to have the most beautiful designs and most varied legends of all Scottish coins. After the Union of the Crowns of 1603, Scottish gold and silver coins closely resembled their English counterparts.

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• Online ID: 000-100-084-417-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1911.506.1189
• Date: 1604 - 1625
  Between 1604 and 1625
  
• Material: Gold; slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv.: Thistle-head . IA'. D'. G'. MAG'. BR'. F'. & . H'. REX .; crowned rose. Rev.: Thistle-head TVEATVR . VNITA . DEVS .; crowned thistle
  Coin Type: Post-Union coinage; cf Burns 2, fig 988
  Coin, thistle crown
  
• Dimensions: Diameter 21.00 mm; weight 1.93 g; die axis 5.0
  
• What: Coin Type: Post-Union coinage; cf Burns 2, fig 988
  Coin, thistle crown
  
• Subject: Coins and currency
  
• Who: James VI (King)
  
• Where: Scotland
  Scotland, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: James VI gold thistle crown, Scotland, minted in Edinburgh, 1604-1625
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Stewart, Ian Halley. The Scottish coinage: with supplement. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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