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1 Ryal - Mary and Henry Darnley 4th Period, Type II, Countermark of 1578
| Issuer | Edinburgh Mint |
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| Year | 1565-1567 |
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| Diameter | 44 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the crowned Royal Arms of Scotland, depicting a rampant lion within a shield surmounted by an imperial crown, all enclosed within a beaded inner circle. Flanking the shield are small floral ornaments. The circumferential legend in Latin reads: MARIA & HENRIC DEI GRA R & R SCOTORV, identifying the joint sovereigns Mary and Henry (Darnley) as Queen and King of Scots by the grace of God. The hammered fabric imparts a characteristic irregular planchet, with bold lettering in a Gothic-influenced style typical of mid-sixteenth-century Scottish coinage. Two countermarks, identified as the crowned thistle applied in 1578, are visible in the field to either side of the shield. |
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| Obverse lettering | · MARIA · & · HENRIC` · DEI · GRA · R · & · R · SCOTORV (Translation: Mary and Henry, by the grace of God, Queen and King of Scots) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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