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1 Groat - Robert II
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1371-1390 |
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| Value | 1 Groat (1⁄60) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing crowned bust of King Robert II occupies the central field, with the letter 'B' positioned behind the royal head. The effigy is enclosed within a double tressure of fleurs-de-lis, with trefoils ornaments filling the four spandrils formed between the tressure and the inner legend border. The peripheral legend in uncial Latin characters runs continuously around the coin, separated by pellet stops. The overall design reflects the Gothic hammered coinage style characteristic of late 14th-century Scottish royal issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | ROBERTVS : DEI : GRA : REX : SCOTTORV (Translation: Robert, by the Grace of God, King of Scots) |
| Reverse description | A bold voided long cross divides the reverse field into four quarters, each containing an inner circle enclosing a six-pointed mullet (star), with trefoil and floral ornaments decorating the spandril areas between the arms of the cross and the inner tressure. A beaded inner circle frames the central design, while the peripheral legend in uncial Latin script runs around the outer field, separated by pellet and saltire stops, naming the Edinburgh mint. The composition is typical of Scottish groat coinage of the Stewart dynasty, displaying strong Gothic artistic influence. |
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