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1/2 Testoon - Mary I 1st Period, Type IIIa
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1556-1557 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse description | The crowned royal arms of Mary Queen of Scots occupy the central field, surmounted by a high-arched imperial crown. The initial letter 'M' appears to the sinister of the shield and 'R' to the dexter, each accompanied by an annulet below. The quartered shield displays the heraldic arms of Scotland. The entire device is encircled by a beaded inner border, with the regal legend arranged around the periphery. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a bold Cross of Jerusalem as its central device, consisting of a large plain cross with four smaller crosslets, one in each of the four quarters formed by the principal cross arms. The design is rendered in high relief with squared terminals, characteristic of the hammered coinage of the period. A beaded inner border frames the central device, with the devotional legend distributed around the coin's periphery. The date 1556 appears within the legend. The irregular flan edges are typical of mid-sixteenth-century Scottish hammered silver coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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