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1 Britain Crown - James VI 10th Coinage
| Issuer | Scottish Mint, Edinburgh |
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| Year | 1609-1625 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | HENRICVS · ROSAS · REGNA · IACOB (Translation: Henry (united) the roses, James (united) the Kingdoms) |
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James VI's tenth coinage, authorized around 1609, was struck during a period of considerable monetary friction between Scotland and England — despite James having inherited the English throne six years earlier, the two kingdoms maintained entirely separate currencies, separate mints, and separate monetary legislation. Repeated proposals for a unified British coinage went nowhere in Parliament. The "Britain Crown" denomination itself was something of a political statement: the word "Britain" on a Scottish coin was a deliberate royal insistence, not a natural evolution of the currency.
Spink 5468 is among the scarcer types within the tenth coinage, with surviving examples predominantly found in cabinet condition rather than showing extended circulation wear.