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Coin (reverse), Pattern sixty shilling piece, struck from die from reign of James VII (II of England)

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000-100-050-990-C
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Coin (reverse), Pattern sixty shilling piece, struck from die from reign of James VII (II of England)

This is the reverse of a silver 'pattern' sixty shilling piece. The dies for striking this coin date from 1688, during the reign of James VII, but no coins were actually issued at this time. This example was struck in 1828, using the original dies.

The reverse shows the royal arms as used in Scotland, below a crown. Surrounding the arms is the collar of the Order of the Thistle, a chivalric order revived by James VII in 1687. The inscription reads: 'King of Great Britain, France and Ireland'.

James' reign as successor to his elder brother began in 1685 and ended four years later in military defeat at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland. James' Scottish coinage comprised just two denominations in silver (40 shillings and 10 shillings).


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Online ID: 000-100-050-990-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C538
Date: 1688
Coin: 1828; Original die: 1688
Material: Silver; uncirculated. Inscription: Obv. IACOBVS . II . DEI . GRATIA .; bust to right; 60 below bust / Rev. MAG . BR . FRA / ET . HIB . REX . 16 / 88 .; crowned shield of arms
Dimensions: 40.50 x 40.00 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
What: Coin, 60 shilling piece
Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
Who: James VII
Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description: James VII silver 60-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1688
References:
  • Marshall, R. K. (ed). Dynasty: The Royal House of Stewart. Edinburgh: NGS & NMS, 1990 
  • Richardson (1901), 4 
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