Coin (obverse), half-bawbee, from reign of James V

This is the obverse of a billon half-bawbee minted at Edinburgh between 1539 and 1542, during the reign of James V. The coin was worth three pence Scots.

The obverse bears a crowned thistle with 'I' (for Iacobus [James]) to the left and '5' to the right. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.

The name 'bawbee' is derived from 'Sillebawby' - Alexander Orrok of Sillebawby was Master of the Mint when these coins were struck.

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Online ID:	000-100-082-637-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1995.127
Date:	1539 - 1542 Between 1539 and 1542
Material:	Billon; reverse slightly off-centre; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Cros IACOBVS . D . G . R . SCOTORVM; crowned thistle; I to left; 5 to right; no interior of crown or side-hooks; no annulet in field / Rev. Star OPPIDVM . EDINBVBGI (sic); saltire with cr
Dimensions:	18.50 x 18.00 mm D / Die Axis: 3.5
What:	Coin Type: Stewart 1c Coin, half bawbee
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	James V
Where:	Scotland, Fife, St Monan's (NO 521 017) Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Billon half-bawbee of James V, 1539-42
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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