Coin (Reverse), shilling, from the reign of Anne

This is the reverse of a silver shilling minted in Edinburgh in 1708, during the reign of Anne.

The reverse has a cross of four crowned shields of arms with a garter star in the centre. The Latin inscription reads 'Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland 1708'.

Anne acceded to the throne in 1702 and her reign saw the Act of Union of 1707 and the consequent cessation of a separate Scottish coinage. The last coins - British silver coins - ever struck in Scotland were issued at the Edinburgh mint in 1709.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-615-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C3926
Date:	1708
Material:	Silver; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. ANNA . DEI . GRATIA .; bust to left; E * below; five-pointed star after E / Rev. MAG . BRI . FR . ET . HIB . REG . 1708 .; cross of 4 shields
Dimensions:	25.00 mm D / Die Axis: 6.5
What:	Coin Type: Post-union Coin, shilling
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Anne Lockett Collection Murdoch Collection
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Anne silver shilling, Edinburgh, 1708
References:	'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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