Coin (Obverse), FIVE shilling piece, from reign of William II and Mary II

This is the obverse of a silver five shilling piece minted in Edinburgh in 1694, during the reign of William II and Mary II.

The obverse bears conjoined portraits of William and Mary with 'V' below (for five shillings). The Latin inscription translates as: 'William and Mary, by the Grace of God '.

After James VII's defeat William and Mary became rulers of England and Scotland. Silver coins in various denominations and copper bawbees bear their conjoined busts, and the copper bodles have a combined monogram of their two initials.

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Online ID:	000-100-054-289-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C3837
Date:	1694
Material:	Silver; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. GVLIELMVS . ET . MARIA . DEI . GRA .; conjoined busts to left; V below / Rev. MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REX . ET . REGINA . 1694 .; crown above WM monogram
Dimensions:	20.00 mm D / Die Axis: 12.0
What:	Coin, five shilling piece
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Mary II William III
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	William and Mary silver five-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1694
References:	'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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