Add to albumThis is the reverse of a silver 40 shilling piece minted in Edinburgh in 1697, during the reign of William II.
The reverse has a crowned shield of arms. The Latin inscription translates as: 'King of Great Britain, France and Ireland'. The inscription around the rim translates as: 'It protects and adorns'.
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: 000-100-051-020-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C568
- Date: 1697
- Material: Silver; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. GVLIELMVS . DEI . GRATIA .; bust to left; 40 below bust / Rev. MAG . BRIT . FRA . ET . HIB . REX . 1697 .; crowned shield of arms / Around rim. *PROTEGIT . ET . ORNAT* .. ANNO . REGNI . NONO .. (*s are small stars)
Coin, 40 shilling piece
- Dimensions: 34.00 mm D / Die Axis: 12.0
- What: Coin, 40 shilling piece
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: Brand Collection
Sinkler Collection (25 Feb 1960 Glendining Sale, Lot 778)
William II
- Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
- Event:
- Description: William II silver 40-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1697
- References:
- 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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