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1 Testoon - Mary I 1st Period, Type II
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1555 |
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| Value | 1 Testoon (1/5) |
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| Obverse lettering | MARIA DEI G SCOTOR REGINA 1555 (Translation: Mary, by the grace of God, Queen of Scots) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Mary I returned to Scotland in 1561 after the death of her husband Francis II of France, but this issue predates that entirely — struck during her minority regency period when Scotland was governed in her name while she remained at the French court. The Testoon denomination itself was a French import, the name derived from the Italian testone, introduced to Scottish coinage in the sixteenth century as Franco-Scottish political ties deepened under the Auld Alliance.
Sp#5403 distinguishes the Type II from the earlier first-period issue by specific bust and legend characteristics documented by Spink.