Coin (obverse), dollar piece, from reign of Charles II

This is the reverse of a silver dollar minted in Edinburgh in 1679, during the reign of Charles II. The coin was worth 53 shillings and four pence Scots.

The reverse has a cross of shields of arms with thistles in the angles and two interlinked 'C's in the centre. The Latin inscription translates as: 'King of Scots, England, France and Ireland'.

Charles was proclaimed King of Scots shortly after his father's execution in 1649, and was crowned on 1st January 1651. No coins were struck until his restoration to the English throne in 1660, and no gold coins appeared during his reign at all.

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Online ID:	000-100-050-979-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C527
Date:	1679
Material:	Silver; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. . CAROLVS . II . . DEI . GRA .; bust to left; F below bust to left / Rev. SCO / ANG . FR / ET . HIB / REX . 16 / 79 .; cross of shields
Dimensions:	38.00 x 37.50 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
What:	Coin Type: 2nd coinage Coin, dollar / four merk piece
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Charles II
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Charles II silver dollar or four-merk piece, Edinburgh, 1679
References:	'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 Richardson (1901), 45 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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