Coin (Obverse), crown, from reign of Anne

This is the obverse of a silver crown minted in Edinburgh in 1708, during the reign of Anne. The coin was worth five shillings.

The obverse bears a portrait of the queen with an 'E' below (for the Edinburgh Mint). The Latin inscription translates as: 'Anne, by the Grace of God '.

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:	000-100-051-037-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C585
Date:	1708
Material:	Silver; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. ANNA . DEI . GRATIA .; bust to left; E below / Rev. MAG : / BRI : FR : / ET . HIB : / REG : 17 / 08 .; cross of shields / Around rim. * DECVS * ET * TVTAMEN *** ANNO * REGNI * SEPTIMO * (*s are 5-pointed stars)
Dimensions:	39.00 mm D / Die Axis: 6.0
What:	Coin Type: Post-union Edinburgh issue Coin, crown
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Anne
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	Anne silver crown, Edinburgh, 1708
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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