Add to albumThis is the obverse of a gold half pistole minted in Edinburgh in 1701, during the reign of William II. The coin was worth six pounds Scots.
The obverse bears a portrait of the king with a sun below. The Latin inscription translates as: 'William, by the Grace of God'.
The gold for this coinage was imported by the Darian Company, whose symbol was the sun rising above the sea.
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- Online ID: 000-100-081-194-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C18348
- Date: 1701
- Material: Gold; reverse very slightly off-centre; very slight wear. Inscription: Obv. GVLIELMVS . DEI . GRATIA .; bust to left; sun below / Rev. MAG . BRIT . FRA . ET . HIB . REX . 1701 .; crowned shield of arms; crowned W to left, crowned R to right
Coin, half pistole / six pound piece
- Dimensions: 19.00 mm D / Die Axis: 12.5
- What: Coin, half pistole / six pound piece
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: Coats Collection
William II
- Where: Scotland
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
- Event:
- Description: Gold half-pistole / six-pounds of William II, Edinburgh, 1701
- References:
- 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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