Coin (Obverse), half dollar, from reign of Charles II

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This is the obverse of a silver half dollar minted in Edinburgh in 1681, during the reign of Charles II. The coin was worth 26 shillings and eight pence Scots.

The obverse bears a laureate portrait with the letter 'F' below. The Latin inscription translates as: 'Charles II, by the Grace of God '.

The 'F' on the obverse is the initial of Sir John Falconer, Master of the Mint at this time.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-673-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C531
• Date: 1681
  
• Material: Silver; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. . CAROLVS . II . . DEI . GRA .; bust to left; F below bust to left / Rev. SCO / ANG . FR / ET . HIB / REX . 16 / 81 .; crown of shields
  Coin Type: 2nd coinage
  Coin, half dollar / two merk piece
  
• Dimensions: 34.00 x 33.50 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
  
• What: Coin Type: 2nd coinage
  Coin, half dollar / two merk piece
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Charles II
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Charles II silver half-dollar or two-merk piece, Edinburgh, 1681
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 
  • Richardson (1901), 48 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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