Coin (Reverse), half dollar, from reign of Charles II

This is the reverse of a silver half dollar minted in Edinburgh in 1681, during the reign of Charles II. The coin was worth 26 shillings and eight pence Scots.

The reverse has a cross of crowned shields of arms with thistles in the angles and two interlinked 'C's in the centre. The Latin inscription translates as: 'King of Scots, England, France and Ireland'.

Charles was proclaimed King of Scots shortly after his father's execution in 1649, and was crowned on 1st January 1651. No coins were struck until his restoration to the English throne in 1660, and no gold coins appeared during his reign at all.

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Online ID:	000-100-050-983-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C531
Date:	1681
Material:	Silver; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. . CAROLVS . II . . DEI . GRA .; bust to left; F below bust to left / Rev. SCO / ANG . FR / ET . HIB / REX . 16 / 81 .; crown of shields
Dimensions:	34.00 x 33.50 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
What:	Coin Type: 2nd coinage Coin, half dollar / two merk piece
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Charles II
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Charles II silver half-dollar or two-merk piece, Edinburgh, 1681
References:	'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 Richardson (1901), 48 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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