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Coin (reverse), bawbee from reign of William II

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Postcard of Coin (reverse), bawbee from reign of William II.
000-190-000-611-C
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Coin (reverse), bawbee from reign of William II

This is the reverse of a copper bawbee minted in Edinburgh in 1695, during the reign of William II. The coin was worth six pence Scots.

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

After his wife Mary's death in 1694, William became sole ruler of England and Scotland. Coinage continued to be struck for William alone in the same denominations as it had been for William and Mary.


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Online ID: 000-190-000-611-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C3875
Date: 1695
Material: Copper; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. GVL . D . G . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REX .; bust to left / Rev. NEMO . ME . IMPVNE . LACESSET . 1695; crowned thistle
Dimensions: 25.50 mm D / Die Axis: 12.0
What: Coin, bawbee
Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
Who: William II
Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description: William II copper bawbee, Edinburgh, 1695
References:
  • 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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