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1 Testoon - Mary I 1st Period, Type IIIa
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1556-1557 |
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| Currency | Pound Scots (1136-1707) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a prominent Cross of Jerusalem — a large central cross potent with four smaller crosslets, one in each quadrant — boldly struck in high relief against a flat field. The design fills the central area of the flan, with the characteristic squared terminals of the potent cross clearly delineated. A circular Latin legend with pellet stops runs around the periphery, incorporating the date 1556, the whole enclosed within a beaded or toothed inner border consistent with Scottish hammered coinage of the period. The overall execution reflects the robust, austere style of the Edinburgh mint under Mary I. |
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| Mint | Edinburgh Mint |
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