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1 Thistle Merk - James VI 8th Coinage
| Issuer | Edinburgh Mint |
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| Year | 1601-1604 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large naturalistic thistle plant, with prominent crowned flower head and flanking serrated leaves extending across the field, occupies the central device, surmounted by a royal crown. The thistle, the national emblem of Scotland and the type-giving device of this series, is rendered in fine relief consistent with late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Edinburgh Mint workmanship. The regnal date appears integrated within the circular Latin legend, which is contained between inner and outer beaded borders. |
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| Reverse lettering | REGEM · IOVA · PROTEGIT · 1601 (Translation: Jehova protects the king) |
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