Coin (obverse), 20 pence piece, from reign of Charles I

This is the obverse of a silver 20 pence piece minted at Edinburgh in 1636, during the reign of Charles I.

The obverse bears a crowned portrait of the king with the number 'XX' behind his head, indicating the coin's value. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Scots, England, France and Ireland.'

During Charles's reign the mill and screw coin press was introduced to Scotland by a Frenchman, Nicolas Briot, who was Master of the Mint for a time. The press lent Charles's coins a level of technical excellence previously unknown.

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Online ID:	000-100-053-927-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C3475
Date:	1636
Material:	Silver; flattening on portrait, flattening across reverse; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. CAR : D . G . SCOT : ANG : FR : & HIB : R .; crowned bust to left; XX behind head / Rev. IVST : THRONVM . FIRMAT .; crowned thistle
Dimensions:	17.00 x 16.50 mm D / Die Axis: 10.0
What:	Coin Type: 2nd coinage Coin, 20 pence piece
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Charles I J.K.R. Murray Collection
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Charles I silver 20-pence piece, Edinburgh, 1636
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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