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Coin (Obverse), crown, from reign of Anne

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Postcard of Coin (Obverse), crown, from reign of Anne.
000-100-051-037-C
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Coin (Obverse), crown, from reign of Anne

This is the obverse of a silver crown minted in Edinburgh in 1708, during the reign of Anne. The coin was worth five shillings.

The obverse bears a portrait of the queen with an 'E' below (for the Edinburgh Mint). The Latin inscription translates as: 'Anne, by the Grace of God '.

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: 000-100-051-037-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C585
Date: 1708
Material: Silver; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. ANNA . DEI . GRATIA .; bust to left; E below / Rev. MAG : / BRI : FR : / ET . HIB : / REG : 17 / 08 .; cross of shields / Around rim. * DECVS * ET * TVTAMEN *** ANNO * REGNI * SEPTIMO * (*s are 5-pointed stars)
Dimensions: 39.00 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
What: Coin Type: Post-union Edinburgh issue
Coin, crown
Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
Who: Anne
Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description: Anne silver crown, Edinburgh, 1708
References:
  • 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 
  • Richardson (1901), 10 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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