Coin (obverse), 30 shilling piece, from reign of Charles I

This is the obverse of a silver 30 shilling piece minted at Edinburgh in 1637-8, during the reign of Charles I.

The obverse bears an image of the king on horseback. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, 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:	000-100-060-632-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C10190
Date:	1637 - 1638 1637-8
Material:	Silver; very slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Flower CAROLVS.D:G.MAGN.BRITAN.FRAN.ET.HIB.REX.; very small B after REX.; king on horseback to left / Rev. Thistle-head QVAE.DEVS.CONIVNXIT.NEMO.SEPARET.; AE combined; very small B before thistle-head; crowned s
Dimensions:	36.00 mm D / Die Axis: 6.5
What:	Coin Type: 3rd coinage, ist (Briot's) issue Coin, 30 shilling piece
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Charles I Lingford Collection
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Charles I silver thirty shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1637 - 1638
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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