Coin (obverse), one shilling piece, from reign of Charles I

This is the obverse of a silver shilling minted at Edinburgh between 1625 and 1636, during the reign of Charles I.

The obverse bears a rose. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Charles, by the Grace of God. A rose without thorns.'

During Charles's reign the mill and screw coin press was introduced to Scotland by a Frenchman, Nicolas Briot, who was Master of the Mint for a time. The press lent Charles's coins a level of technical excellence previously unknown.

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Online ID:	000-100-053-925-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C3473
Date:	1625 - 1636 1625-36
Material:	Silver; somewhat misshapen flan; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. Thistle . C . D . G . ROSA . SINE . SPINA; C is struck over I; rose / Rev. Thistle [.] TVEATVR . VNITA . DEVS .; thistle
Dimensions:	13.50 x 14.50 mm D / Die Axis: 7.5
What:	Coin Type: 1st coinage Coin, shilling
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Charles I Pollexfen Collection (Richardson p 276)
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Charles I silver shilling, Edinburgh, 1625 - 1636
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Richardson (1901), 7 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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