000-100-050-684-C
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Coin (obverse), Twenty pound piece, from reign of James VI (I of England)
This is the obverse of a James VI twenty pound piece - the largest and heaviest gold coin ever issued in Scotland. It dates from 1575.
The obverse has a crowned shield of arms and a Latin inscription which reads: 'To spare the humbled and subdue the proud'.
Of all Scottish coins, the ones from James VI's reign are considered to have the most beautiful designs and most varied legends.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-050-684-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C232 |
| Date: |
1575
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| Material: |
Gold: slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. IACOBVS . 6 . DEI . GRA . REX . SCOTOR; crowned half-length figure of king in armour to right, holding sword and olive-branch; in panel below bust IN . VTRVNQUE . / . PARATVS . / . 1575 . / Rev. Cross PARCE
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| Dimensions: |
41.00 x 41.50 mm D / Die Axis: 4.0
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| What: |
Coin Type: 2nd coinage
Coin, 20 pound piece
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
Duke of Devonshire Collection (note on ticket and in NMAS copy of Richardson)
James VI
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| Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Description: |
James VI gold 20-pound piece, Edinburgh, 1575
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| References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1994
- Seaby, Peter and Purvey, P. Frank. Standard Catalogue of British Coins Volume 2: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands. London: B.A. Seaby, 1984
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