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1/2 Merk - Charles I 2nd Coinage
| Issuer | Edinburgh Mint |
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| Year | 1636 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Crowned bust of King Charles I facing left, wearing a ruff collar and mantle, with flowing hair visible beneath the crown. The denomination mark VI/8 (signifying six shillings and eightpence Scots, equivalent to half a merk) appears to the right of the bust in the field. The legend surrounds the effigy within a beaded inner circle, with the king's titles abbreviated in Latin. The portrait is rendered in the characteristic hammered style of Scottish coinage of the period, with bold if somewhat crude detail consistent with the Edinburgh Mint's output of the second coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLVS · D · G · SCOT : ANG : FR : & · HIB · R · (Translation: Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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