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

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This is the obverse of a silver quarter dollar piece minted in Edinburgh in 1675, during the reign of Charles II. The coin was worth 13 shillings and four pence Scots.

The obverse bears a laureate portrait of the king. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Charles II, by the Grace of God '.

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: 000-100-054-258-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C3806
• Date: 1675
  
• Material: Silver; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. . CAROLVS . II . . DEI . GRA .; stops are pellet within annulet; small letter F before legend; laureate bust to left / Rev. SCO ANG . FR ET . HIB REX . 1675 .; stops are pellet with annulet; cross of 4 crowned sh
  Coin Type: 2nd coinage
  Coin, quarter dollar
  
• Dimensions: 27.00 x 26.50 mm D / Die Axis: 6.5
  
• What: Coin Type: 2nd coinage
  Coin, quarter dollar
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Charles II
  J.K.R. Murray Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Charles II silver quarter-dollar, Edinburgh, 1675
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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