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1/2 Testoon - Mary I 3rd Period
| Issuer | Edinburgh Mint |
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| Year | 1561-1562 |
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| Value | 1/2 Testoon (0.1) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Mary Queen of Scots facing left, depicted as a young woman with her hair elaborately dressed and drawn back, wearing a beaded or jewelled necklace and a ruffled collar. The effigy is rendered in the Renaissance portrait style typical of mid-16th-century Scottish hammered coinage. The encircling Latin legend reads MARIA · DEI · GRA · SCOTORVM · REGINA · 1561, with pellet stops separating the words. The coin's irregular flan is characteristic of the hammered technique employed at the Edinburgh Mint. |
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| Obverse lettering | MARIA · DEI · GRA · SCOTORVM · REGINA · 1561 (Translation: Mary, by the grace of God, Queen of Scots) |
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| Reverse lettering | · SALVVM · FAC · POPVLVM · TVVM · DOMINE · (Translation: O Lord, save Thy people) |
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