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Coin (reverse), half-unicorn, from reign of James V

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Postcard of Coin (reverse), half-unicorn, from reign of James V.
000-190-000-362-C
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Coin (reverse), half-unicorn, from reign of James V

This is the reverse of a gold half-unicorn minted at Edinburgh between 1513 and 1526, during the reign of James V. The coin was worth 11 shillings and six pence Scots.

The reverse has a large wavy star superimposed on a cross fleury. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered.'

James V's reign saw the introduction of two new gold coins - the crown and the ducat. The latter was the first Scottish gold coin to bear a portrait. A new billon coin called the bawbee also appeared for the first time.


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Online ID: 000-190-000-362-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C149
Date: 1513 - 1526
Between 1513 and 1526
Material: Gold; struck from worn or partially blocked die; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Crown . IACOBVS DEI : GRACIA . REX . SCOTOR VM : . :; stops are pellet, double pellet, two pellets, double pellet, five-pointed star, double pellet; S's are both reversed; uni
Dimensions: 21.00 mm D / Die Axis: 1.5
What: Coin Type: As Stewart unicorn II
Coin, half unicorn
Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
Who: James V
Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description: James V gold half-unicorn, Edinburgh, 1513 - 1526
References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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