Coin (Obverse), 60 shilling piece, from reign of William II and Mary II

This is the obverse of a silver 60 shilling piece minted in Edinburgh in 1691, during the reign of William II and Mary II.

The obverse bears conjoined portraits of William and Mary. Beneath is a '60', indicating the coin's value. The Latin inscription translates as: 'William and Mary, by the Grace of God '.

After James VII's defeat William and Mary became rulers of England and Scotland. Silver coins in various denominations and copper bawbees bear their conjoined busts, and the copper bodles have a combined monogram of their two initials.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-675-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C560
Date:	1691
Material:	Silver; very slight wear. Inscription: Obv. GVLIELMVS . ET . MARIA . DEI . GRA .; conjoined busts to left; 60 below busts / Rev. MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REX . ET . REGINA . 1691; crowned shield of arms / Around rim. . PROTEGIT . ET . ORNAT . ANNO . REG
Dimensions:	39.50 x 39.00 mm D / Die Axis: 1.0
What:	Coin, 60 shilling piece
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	Mary II William III
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description:	William and Mary silver 60-shilling piece, Edinburgh, 1691
References:	'Currency' [multimedia CD-ROM] Edinburgh: NMS, 1995 Richardson (1901), 1 Stewart, I.H. 'The Scottish Coinage'. Second Edition. London: Spink & Son, 1967
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