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1 Ryal - Mary and Henry Darnley 4th Period, Names Reversed
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1566 |
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| Currency | Pound Scots (1136-1707) |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a tall crowned palm tree with spreading fronds rising prominently in the field, symbolic of resilience and strength. A small tortoise is shown ascending the trunk of the palm, a Renaissance emblem combining the concepts of deliberate perseverance and ultimate glory. The date 1566 is struck in two parts to either side of the lower trunk, with the motto DAT GLORIA VIRES inscribed on a scroll or tablet across the mid-section of the palm. The peripheral legend, rendered within a beaded inner circle, continues the Biblical and devotional theme of the issue. |
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| Reverse lettering | · EXVRGAT · DEVS · & · DISSIPENTᴿ · INIMICI EI` · DAT GLORIA VIRES 1566 (Translation: Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered Glory gives strength) |
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Mary Queen of Scots married Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, in July 1565, and coinage bearing both their names was issued as a political statement of dynastic union. The standard arrangement placed Mary's name first. This variety — with the names reversed, Darnley preceding Mary — is believed to reflect a brief period in which Darnley pressed aggressively for the Crown Matrimonial, the formal grant of equal sovereign status. He never received it.
Darnley was murdered at Kirk o' Field in February 1567, making the entire joint coinage series short-lived. The names-reversed variety is considerably scarcer than the standard issue.