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1 Merk - Charles II 1st Coinage, Type II
Issuer | Scotland |
Year | 1664-1674 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | 1 Merk (⅔) |
Currency | Pound Scots (1136-1707) |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | 6.79 g |
Dimensions | 25 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
Engraver(s) | |
In circulation to | 1 May 1707 |
Reference(s) | Sp#5611, KM#102.1 |
Obverse description | Right facing bust of Charles II, thistle below bust. |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | CAROLVS
· II · DEI : GRA · (Translation: Charles II, by the Grace of God) |
Reverse description | Arms arranged in a cross, conjoined Cs in each quarter, value in the centre. |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | : MAG
BRI · FRA ET · HIB REX · 1669 (Translation: King of Great Britain, France and Ireland) |
Edge | Smooth |
Mint | |
Mintage | 1664 - large thistle on obverse - 1664 - small thistle on obverse - 1665 - - 1666 - - 1668 - - 1669 - Error: no stops in obverse legend - 1669 - Scottish arms in 2nd and 4th quarters - 1669 - stops in legend vary - 1670 - stops in legend vary - 1671 - stops in legend vary - 1672 - 2 in date is reversed - 1672 - stops in legend vary - 1673 - - 1673 - Error: BRA instead of BRI - 1674 - -
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Catalog ID | 8546822830 |
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