Add to albumThis is the obverse of a silver 60 shilling piece minted in Edinburgh in 1691, during the reign of William II and Mary II.
The obverse bears conjoined portraits of William and Mary. Beneath is a '60', indicating the coin's value. The Latin inscription translates as: 'William and Mary, by the Grace of God '.
After James VII's defeat William and Mary became rulers of England and Scotland. Silver coins in various denominations and copper bawbees bear their conjoined busts, and the copper bodles have a combined monogram of their two initials.
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- Online ID: 000-190-000-675-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C560
- Date: 1691
- Material: Silver; very slight wear. Inscription: Obv. GVLIELMVS . ET . MARIA . DEI . GRA .; conjoined busts to left; 60 below busts / Rev. MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REX . ET . REGINA . 1691; crowned shield of arms / Around rim. . PROTEGIT . ET . ORNAT . ANNO . REG
Coin, 60 shilling piece
- Dimensions: 39.50 x 39.00 mm D / Die Axis: 1.0
- What: Coin, 60 shilling piece
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: Mary II
William III
- Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
- Event:
- Description: William and Mary silver 60-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1691
- References:
- 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995
- Richardson (1901), 1
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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