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Coin (Reverse), turner, from reign of Charles I

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Postcard of Coin (Reverse), turner, from reign of Charles I.
000-190-000-599-C
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Coin (Reverse), turner, from reign of Charles I

This is the reverse of a copper turner minted in Edinburgh between 1642 and 1650, during the reign of Charles I. The coin was worth two pence Scots.

The reverse has a thistle. The Latin inscription translates as: 'No one shall hurt me with impunity'.


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Online ID: 000-190-000-599-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C3709
Date: 1642 - 1650
Between 1642 and 1650
Material: Copper; reverse slightly off-centre; generally moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. * CAR . D . G . SCOT . ANG . FRA . ET . HIB . R; initial mark is lozenge; crown above C R; lozenge between C and R / Rev. * NEMO . ME . IMPVNE . LACESSET; initial mark is loze
Dimensions: 19.50 x 19.00 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
What: Coin Type: 3rd issue, Ia
Coin, turner
Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
Who: Charles I
Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description: Charles I copper turner, Edinburgh, 1642 - 1650
References:
  • 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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