000-190-000-512-C
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Coin (reverse), Britain crown or quarter unit, from reign of Charles I
This is the reverse of a gold Britain crown minted at Edinburgh in 1637-8, during the reign of Charles I. The coin was worth £3 Scots or five shillings English.
The reverse has a crowned shield of arms between a crowned 'C' (for Carolus [Charles]) and a crowned '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: |
000-190-000-512-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C228 |
| Date: |
1637 - 1638
1637-8
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| Material: |
Gold; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. CAR . D : G . MAG . BRIT . FR . ET . HIB . REX; crowned bust to left; small B below shoulder / Rev. . VNITA . TVEMVR .; stops are lozenges; crowned shield of arms; C to left and R to right, each with crown above and lo
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| Dimensions: |
21.00 mm D / Die Axis: 6.5
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| What: |
Coin Type: 3rd coinage, Briot's issue
Coin, quarter unit / Britain crown
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
Charles I
Sutherland Collection? (RBKS annotation on ticket in tray)
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| Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Description: |
Charles I gold quarter-unit or Britain crown, Edinburgh, 1637 - 1638
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| References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Richardson (1901), 105
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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