000-100-050-599-C
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Coin (obverse), unicorn, from reign of James V
This is the obverse of a gold unicorn minted at Edinburgh between 1513 and 1526, during the reign of James V. The coin was worth 23 shillings Scots.
The obverse bears a unicorn holding a shield of arms. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.
James V's reign saw the introduction of two new gold coins - the crown and the ducat. The latter was the first Scottish gold coin to bear a portrait. A new billon coin called the bawbee also appeared for the first time.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-050-599-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C147 |
| Date: |
1513 - 1526
Between 1513 and 1526
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| Material: |
Gold; very slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Crown IACOBVS . DEI : GRA . REX . SCOTORV M : : :; stops are trefoil, double pellet, two pellets, double pellet, double trefoil, double pellet; saltire and grass at base; unicorn to left, supporting shield of arms
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| Dimensions: |
27.00 x 26.00 mm D
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| What: |
Coin Type: Stewart II
Coin, unicorn
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
James V
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| Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Description: |
James V gold unicorn, Edinburgh, 1513 - 1526
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| References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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