Coin (Obverse), 20 shilling piece, from reign of William II

This is the obverse of a silver 20 shilling piece minted in Edinburgh in 1696, during the reign of William II.

The obverse bears a portrait of the king. Beneath is a '20', indicating the coin's value. The Latin inscription translates as: 'William, by the Grace of God '.

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:	000-190-000-677-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C578
Date:	1696
Material:	Silver; generally slight wear. Inscription: Obv. GVLIELMVS . DEI . GRATIA .; bust to left; 20 below bust / Rev. MAG . BRIT . FRA . ET . HIB . REX . 1696 .; crowned shield of arms
Dimensions:	29.00 mm D / Die Axis: 12.0
What:	Coin, 20 shilling piece
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	William II
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	William II silver 20-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1696
References:	'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 Richardson (1901), 10 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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