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Coin (Obverse), two-thirds ryal, from reign of James VI

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000-100-050-894-C
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Coin (Obverse), two-thirds ryal, from reign of James VI

This is the obverse of a silver two-thirds ryal minted at Edinburgh in 1569, during the reign of James VI. The coin was worth 20 shillings Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned shield, flanked by the letters 'I' and 'R' (for Iacobus Rex [King James]). The Latin inscription translates as: 'James VI, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.

The coins of James VI's reign are considered to have the most beautiful designs and most varied legends of all Scottish coins. After the Union of the Crowns of 1603, Scottish gold and silver coins closely resembled their English counterparts.


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Online ID: 000-100-050-894-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C442
Date: 1569
Material: Silver: slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross : . IACOBVS . 6 . DEI . GRATIA . REX . SCOTORVM; crowned shield of arms; crowned I to left; crowned R to right / Rev. . : PRO . ME . SI . MEREOR . IN . ME : .; 1569 in field; sword pointing upwards, with crown
Dimensions: 37.50 x 38.00 mm D / Die Axis: 10.5
What: Coin Type: 1st coinage
Coin, two thirds ryal
Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
Who: James VI
Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description: James VI silver two-thirds ryal, Edinburgh, 1569
References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Richardson (1901), 10 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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