000-190-000-025-C
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Gold half-crown coin (reverse) minted during the reign of King Charles I
This is the reverse of a gold half-crown minted at Edinburgh between 1637 and 1642, during the reign of Charles I. The coin was worth 30 shillings Scots.
The reverse has a crowned shield of arms between a 'C' (for Carolus [Charles]) and an 'R' (for Rex [King]), each with a lozenge below. The Latin inscription translates as: 'These united we guard'.
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: |
000-190-000-025-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland A.1911.506.1214 |
| Date: |
1637 - 1642
Between 1637 and 1642
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| Material: |
Gold; very slight wear. Inscription: Obv.: CAR . D : G . MAG . BRIT . FRAN . ET . HIB . R; small pellet stops; crowned bust to left; small B, sideways, below (unclear). Rev.: . VNITA . TVEMVR .; lozenge stops; crowned shield of arms; C to left, R to right
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| Dimensions: |
Diameter 17.00 x 16.50 mm; weight 1.26 g; die axis 7.0
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| What: |
Coin Type: Third coinage, Briot's issue; cf Burns 8, fig 1037
Coin, eighth-unit / half-crown
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| Subject: |
Coins and currency
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| Who: |
Charles I (King)
Pollexfen collection (1900 sale, lot 433)
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| Where: |
Scotland
Scotland, Edinburgh
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| Description: |
Charles I gold eighth unit / half crown, Scotland, minted in Edinburgh, 1637-1642
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