1 Bawbee - William and Mary

William and Mary's joint coinage for Scotland presented an unusual constitutional puzzle: two monarchs, one coin, and a mint that had operated with considerable autonomy for centuries. The Edinburgh Mint resolved the obverse problem by placing the conjoined busts facing right — a solution adopted from Dutch practice, reflecting William's Orange heritage. Scotland retained its own mint until the Acts of Union in 1707, making this among the last generations of distinctly Scottish copper issues struck under royal authority.