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1/8 Thistle Merk - James VI 8th Coinage
| Issuer | Edinburgh Mint |
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| Year | 1601-1603 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | IACOBVS · 6 · D · G · R · SCOTORVM (Translation: James the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of Scots) |
| Reverse description | The central device depicts a large crowned thistle, the national emblem of Scotland, with naturalistic foliage and spiny leaves radiating from the stem, rendered in bold relief consistent with the hammered coinage of James VI's eighth coinage. A beaded inner circle frames the device. The peripheral Latin legend REGEM · IOVA · PROTEGIT is interrupted by the date 1602, attesting divine protection of the king. The overall composition is characteristic of the Thistle Merk series introduced to assert Scottish national identity through heraldic symbolism. |
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| Reverse lettering | REGEM · IOVA · PROTEGIT · 1602 (Translation: Jehova protects the king) |
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