000-190-000-484-C
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Coin (reverse), 22 shilling piece, from reign of Mary, Queen of Scots
This is the reverse of a gold 22 shilling piece minted at Edinburgh in 1553, during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots.
The reverse has a crowned 'MR' monogram (for Maria Regina [Queen Mary]) with a cinquefoil on each side. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Observe justice'. This inscription is followed by the date, 1553.
Mary's coinage is divisible into five phases, reflecting her early life, two marriages and two widowhoods. During her reign numerous issues appeared in gold, silver and base metal, many of them comprising denominations never previously struck.
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| Online ID: |
000-190-000-484-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C176 |
| Date: |
1553
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| Material: |
Gold; slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. MARIADGRSCOTORVM; crowned shield of arms; I to left; G to right / Rev. Cross DILIGITE IVSTICIAM 1553; crowned monogram of MARIA REGINA between two cinquefoils; small cinquefoils
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| Dimensions: |
21.50 mm D / Die Axis: 4.0
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| What: |
Coin Type: Murray I
Coin, 22 shilling piece
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
Hawick Hoard (?)
Mary, Queen of Scots
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| Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Scotland, Roxburghshire, Hawick
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| Description: |
Mary, Queen of Scots gold 22-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1553
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| References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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