Coin (reverse), penny, from reign of James VI

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This is the reverse of a penny minted at Edinburgh in 1597, during the reign of James VI. The coin was made of copper and was worth one penny Scots.

The reverse has three thistle. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Town of Edinburgh'.

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: 000-190-000-569-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C3355
• Date: 1597
  
• Material: Copper; worn. Inscription: Obv. [. IA] COBVS . 6 . D . G . R [.] SCOTORVM; bare-headed king's bust to right with a pellet behind neck / Rev. . OPPID [VM . E] DI [NBV] RGI; three thistle-heads with a small pellet in the centre
  Coin, penny
  
• Dimensions: 16.50 mm D / Die Axis: 7.5
  
• What: Coin, penny
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: James VI
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: James VI copper penny, Edinburgh, 1597
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Richardson (1901), 124 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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