Coin (obverse), bawbee, from reign of Charles II

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This is the obverse of a copper bawbee minted in Edinburgh in 1678, during the reign of Charles II. The coin was worth six pence Scots.

The obverse bears a portrait of the king. The Latin inscription translates as 'Charles II, by the Grace of God, King of Scots, England, France and Ireland'.

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: 000-100-084-496-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1926.94
• Date: 1678
  
• Material: Copper; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv.: CAR . II . D . G . SCO .. AN . FR . ET . HIB . R .; bust to left; small F before chest. Rev.: . NEMO . ME . IMPVNE . LACESSET . 1678 .; crowned thistle
  Coin Type: Second issue
  Coin, bawbee
  
• Dimensions: Diameter 25.50 x 25.00 mm; weight 8.28 g; die axis 6.0
  
• What: Coin Type: Second issue
  Coin, bawbee
  
• Subject: Coins and currency
  
• Who: Charles II (King)
  
• Where: Scotland
  Scotland, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Charles II copper bawbee, Scotland, minted in Edinburgh, 1678
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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