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1 Crown - James VIII Pattern
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1709 |
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| Value | 1 Crown (1/4) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Milled |
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James Francis Edward Stuart — "James VIII" to Jacobite supporters — never ruled Scotland, but this pattern was struck in anticipation of a restoration that nearly happened. In March 1708, a French fleet of thirty vessels carrying the Pretender and six thousand troops reached the Firth of Forth before Royal Navy interception and poor weather forced their withdrawal. The pattern almost certainly dates to that moment of genuine strategic possibility, when a coinage would have been an immediate practical necessity.
Spink 5730 is known in extremely limited numbers. Most survivors trace back to contemporary collector cabinets rather than any circulation or official distribution.