1 Abbey Crown - Mary I 1st Period

Mary I acceded to the Scottish throne at six days old following the death of James V in December 1542, making this one of the few crown coinages in European history issued in the name of an infant monarch. The Abbey Crown — so called from its association with the revenues of Holyrood — continued the denomination established under her father. Coins of the first period predate the regency coinage adjustments and were struck to the same standard James V had maintained, though output was limited almost immediately by the political instability surrounding the queen's minority.