Coin (reverse), half-demy, from reign of James I

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This is the reverse of a gold half-demy minted at Edinburgh between 1424 and 1437 during the reign of James I. The coin was worth four shillings and six pence Scots.

The reverse has a saltire between two fleur-de-lys within a seven-arc tressure with fleurs-de-lys on each of the cusps and quatrefoils in the angles. The Latin inscription translates as: 'O Lord, save Thy people'. The words are from Psalm 28.

When he inherited the crown, James I was a prisoner in England. He did not return to Scotland until 1424 and few if any of his coins are thought to have been struck before then.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-354-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C124
• Date: 1424 - 1437
  Between 1424 and 1437
  
• Material: Gold; slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Crown IACOBVS . DE : IGRACIA . R :; stops are lis, double saltire, lis, double cross; lion rampant to left within lozenge / Rev. Cross SALVVM : FACPOPULVM . TV :; stops are double saltire, lis, double salti
  Coin, half demy
  
• Dimensions: 17.50 x 18.00 mm D / Die Axis: 4.0
  
• What: Coin, half demy
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: James I
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: James I gold half-demy, Edinburgh, 1424 - 1437
  
• References:
  • 'Currency' multimedia programme NMS 1995 
  • Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967 
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