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1 Lion - James II 2nd Coinage, 1st Issue
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1451-1460 |
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| Value | 1 Lion (1/2) |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland, depicted full-length facing the viewer, crucified upon a saltire cross that extends to the inner circle, his robes rendered in fine drapery folds. A large fleur-de-lis occupies each of the two lateral spandrels formed by the arms of the saltire, providing bold heraldic symmetry. The entire composition is contained within a beaded inner circle, beyond which the devotional legend in uncial Latin runs continuously around the coin's circumference. The treatment of the saint and ornamental devices is consistent with the Gothic artistic conventions of mid-fifteenth-century Scottish gold coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | SALVVM FAC POPVLVM TVVM (Translation: O Lord, save Thy people) |
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