000-100-050-601-C
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Coin (obverse), half-unicorn, from reign of James V
This is the obverse of a gold half-unicorn minted at Edinburgh between 1513 and 1526, during the reign of James V. The coin was worth 11 shillings and six pence Scots.
The obverse bears a unicorn holding a shield of arms. The Latin inscription translates as: 'James, by the Grace of God, King of Scots'.
James V's reign saw the introduction of two new gold coins - the crown and the ducat. The latter was the first Scottish gold coin to bear a portrait. A new billon coin called the bawbee also appeared for the first time.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-050-601-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland H.C149 |
| Date: |
1513 - 1526
Between 1513 and 1526
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| Material: |
Gold; struck from worn or partially blocked die; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Crown . IACOBVS DEI : GRACIA . REX . SCOTOR VM : . :; stops are pellet, double pellet, two pellets, double pellet, five-pointed star, double pellet; S's are both reversed; uni
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| Dimensions: |
21.00 mm D / Die Axis: 1.5
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| What: |
Coin Type: As Stewart unicorn II
Coin, half unicorn
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| Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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| Who: |
James V
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| Where: |
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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| Description: |
James V gold half-unicorn, Edinburgh, 1513 - 1526
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| References: |
- 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995
- Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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