Coin (reverse), half pistole or six pound piece, from reign of William II

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This is the reverse of a gold half pistole minted in Edinburgh in 1701, during the reign of William II. The coin was worth six pounds Scots.

The reverse has a crowned shield of arms, with a crowned 'W' to the left and a crowned 'R' to the right. The Latin inscription translates as: 'King of Great Britain, France and Ireland'.

After his wife Mary's death in 1694, William became sole ruler of England and Scotland. Coinage continued to be struck for William alone in the same denominations as it had been for William and Mary.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-494-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C18348
• Date: 1701
  
• Material: Gold; reverse very slightly off-centre; very slight wear. Inscription: Obv. GVLIELMVS . DEI . GRATIA .; bust to left; sun below / Rev. MAG . BRIT . FRA . ET . HIB . REX . 1701 .; crowned shield of arms; crowned W to left, crowned R to right
  Coin, half pistole / six pound piece
  
• Dimensions: 19.00 mm D / Die Axis: 12.5
  
• What: Coin, half pistole / six pound piece
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Coats Collection
  William II
  
• Where: Scotland
  Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Gold half-pistole / six-pounds of William II, Edinburgh, 1701
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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