Gold coin (obverse) bearing a portrait of King James VI

This is the obverse of a gold hat piece minted at Edinburgh in 1593, during the reign of James VI. The coin was worth 80 shillings Scots.

The obverse bears a portrait of the king wearing a tall hat. There is a thistle-head behind his head. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James VI, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.

The coins of James VI's reign are considered to have the most beautiful designs and most varied legends of all Scottish coins. After the Union of the Crowns of 1603, Scottish gold and silver coins closely resembled their English counterparts.

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Online ID:	000-100-084-351-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1911.506.1180
Date:	1593
Material:	Gold; slight wear. Inscription: Obv.: Cinquefoil . IACOBVS . 6 . D . G . R . SCOTORVM .; bust to right, wearing tall hat; thistle-head behind head. Rev.: Cinquefoil . TE . SOLVM . VEREOR . 1593 .; lion sejant to left, holding sceptre; above, cloud and He
Dimensions:	Diameter 28.00 mm; weight 4.44 g; die axis 4.5
What:	Coin Type: Sixth coinage Coin, hat piece
Subject:	Coins and currency
Who:	James VI (King)
Where:	Scotland Scotland, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	James VI gold hat piece, Scotland, minted in Edinburgh, 1593
References:	'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 Stewart, Ian Halley. The Scottish coinage: with supplement. London: Spink & Son, 1967 Find in NLS: Title, Author, Title+Author or British Library: Title, Author, Title+Author
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