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1/2 Testoon - Mary I 1st Period, Type IIIa
| Issuer | Edinburgh Mint |
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| Year | 1556-1558 |
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| Value | 1/2 Testoon (0.1) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned Royal Arms of Scotland — a shield bearing the rampant lion of Scotland — surmounted by an open crown of multiple fleurs and crosses. The initials M and R (Maria Regina) flank the shield to left and right respectively, serving as royal monogram marks. The shield is depicted in a plain escutcheon form characteristic of mid-sixteenth-century Scottish hammered coinage. A circular Latin legend runs around the periphery, interrupted by pellet stops. The overall style is consistent with the artistic conventions of the Edinburgh Mint under Mary I. |
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| Obverse lettering | MARIA · DEI · G · SCOTOR · REGINA · 1558 (Translation: Mary, by the grace of God, Queen of Scots) |
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| Mintage | 1556 - - 1557 - - 1558 - - |
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