Coin (Reverse), a five-shilling piece of William and Mary

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This is the reverse of a silver five shilling piece minted in Edinburgh in 1694, during the reign of William II and Mary II.

The reverse has a crowned 'WM' monogram. The Latin inscription translates as: 'King and Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland'.

After James VII's defeat William and Mary became rulers of England and Scotland. Silver coins in various denominations and copper bawbees bear their conjoined busts, and the copper bodles have a combined monogram of their two initials.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-608-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C3837
• Date: 1694
  
• Material: Silver; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. GVLIELMVS . ET . MARIA . DEI . GRA .; conjoined busts to left; V below / Rev. MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REX . ET . REGINA . 1694 .; crown above WM monogram
  Coin, five shilling piece
  
• Dimensions: 20.00 mm D / Die Axis: 12.0
  
• What: Coin, five shilling piece
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Mary II
  William III
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: William and Mary silver five-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1694
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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