000-190-000-511-C
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Coin (reverse), half-unit or double crown, from reign of Charles I
This is the reverse of a gold half-unit minted at Edinburgh between 1638 and 1642, during the reign of Charles I. The coin was worth £6 Scots or 10 shillings English.
The reverse has a crowned shield of arms between the crowned letters 'CR' (for Carolus Rex [King Charles]). Both letters have 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: |
000-190-000-511-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C227 |
| Date: |
1638 - 1641
Between 1638 and 1642
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| Material: |
Gold; slightly bent, obverse struck from worn die, scratch on reverse; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. CAR . D : G . MAG . BRIT . FR . ET . HIB . REX .; crowned bust to left; small sideways F after legend / Rev. . VNITA . TVEMVR .; crowned shield of arms;
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| Dimensions: |
26.00 x 25.00 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
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| What: |
Coin Type: 3rd coinage, Falconer's issue
Coin, half unit
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
Charles I
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| Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Description: |
Charles I gold half-unit, Edinburgh, 1638 - 1649
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| References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Richardson (1901), 104
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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