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1 Ryal - James VI 1st Coinage
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1567-1571 |
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| Currency | Pound Scots (1136-1707) |
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| Obverse lettering | · IACOBVS · 6 · DEI · GRATIA · REX · SCOTORVM · (Translation: James the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of Scots) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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James VI was thirteen months old when this coin was authorised. The Ryal issue of his first coinage was struck under the regency of the Earl of Moray following the forced abdication of Mary Queen of Scots in 1567 — a deposition conducted at sword's length, with Mary imprisoned at Lochleven Castle. The regency mint continued striking in the infant king's name as a deliberate act of political legitimacy, asserting continuity of the Scottish crown through coinage before the boy could walk.
Spink 5472 is among the heavier silver pieces of the Scottish series, and die-to-die variation in these early strikes is well documented.