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Coin (Reverse), noble or half-merk, from reign of James VI

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Postcard of Coin (Reverse), noble or half-merk, from reign of James VI.
000-190-000-551-C
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Coin (Reverse), noble or half-merk, from reign of James VI

This is the reverse of a silver noble minted at Edinburgh in 1573, during the reign of James VI. The coin was worth six shillings and eight pence Scots.

The reverse has a foliated cross with a star in the centre, a crown in the 1st and 3rd quarters and a thistle in the 2nd and 4th. The Latin inscription translates as: 'O Lord, save Thy people' (from Psalm 28) and is followed by the date, 1573.

The coins of James VI's reign are considered to have the most beautiful designs and most varied legends of all Scottish coins. After the Union of the Crowns of 1603, Scottish gold and silver coins closely resembled their English counterparts.


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Online ID: 000-190-000-551-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C3243
Date: 1573
Material: Silver; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Cross . IACOBVS . 6 . DEI . GRATIA . REX . SCOTORVM .; crowned shield between six and eight; five pellets on fillet of crown / Rev. Cross . SALVVM . FAC . POPVLVM . TVVM . DNE . 1573 .; foliated cross with a star i
Dimensions: 30.50 mm D / Die Axis: 11.0
What: Coin Type: 2nd coinage
Coin, noble / half merk
Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
Who: Beith (Mossend Farm) Hoard, 1958
James VI
Where: Scotland, Ayrshire, Beith, Mossend Farm
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description: James VI silver noble or half-merk, Edinburgh, 1573
References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • PSAS (1957 - 1958), p 197 - 198 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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