Coin (Reverse), sixpence, from the reign of Anne

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This is the reverse of a silver sixpence minted in Edinburgh in 1707, during the reign of Anne.

The reverse has a cross of four crowned shields of arms with a garter star in the centre. The Latin inscription reads 'Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland 1708'.

Anne acceded to the throne in 1702 and her reign saw the Act of Union of 1707 and the consequent cessation of a separate Scottish coinage. The last coins - British silver coins - ever struck in Scotland were issued at the Edinburgh mint in 1709.

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• Online ID: 000-100-054-381-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C3929
• Date: 1707
  
• Material: Silver; both sides slightly off-centre; very slight wear. Inscription: Obv. ANNA . DEI . GRATIA .; bust to left; E below / Rev. MAG . BRI . FR . ET . HIB [.] REG . 1707 .; cross of 4 shields
  Coin Type: Post-union
  Coin, six pence piece
  
• Dimensions: 21.50 x 21.00 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
  
• What: Coin Type: Post-union
  Coin, six pence piece
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Anne
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Anne silver sixpence piece, Edinburgh, 1707
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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