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Coin (Reverse), six shilling piece, from reign of James VI & I

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Postcard of Coin (Reverse), six shilling piece, from reign of James VI & I.
000-190-000-575-C
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Coin (Reverse), six shilling piece, from reign of James VI & I

This is the reverse of a silver six shilling piece minted at Edinburgh in 1619, during the reign of James VI & I.

The reverse has a shield of arms with the Scottish arms in the 1st and 4th quarters, and the date, 1619, above. The Latin inscription translates as: 'What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder'. The words are from the Gospel of St Matthew.

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: 000-190-000-575-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C3376
Date: 1619
Material: Silver; two small edge nicks below bust; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. Thistle . IACOBVS . D . G . MAG . BRIT . FRAN . ET . HIB . REX .; small thistle; crowned bust to right with VI behind head / Rev. Thistle . QVAE . DEVS . CONIVNXIT . NEMO . SEPARET .;
Dimensions: 25.50 mm D / Die Axis: 10.5
What: Coin Type: Post-union, 2nd issue
Coin, six shilling piece
Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
Who: Carlyon-Britton Collection
James VI
Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description: James VI silver six-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1619
References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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