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12 Shillings - James VI 10th Coinage
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1609-1625 |
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| Reference(s) | Sp#5506 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | · QVÆ · DEVS · CONIVNXIT · NEMO · SEPARET · (Translation: What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder) |
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James VI's 10th coinage was struck following the 1603 Union of the Crowns, a period when Scottish and English monetary systems ran in uneasy parallel. The 12 shilling piece occupied an awkward position — too valuable for routine market use, too low for major transactions — which partly explains why survivors show relatively light wear. James's Scottish mint at Edinburgh continued operating independently throughout his reign, maintaining a separate coinage even as he aggressively pushed for full political and economic union, a project that ultimately failed during his lifetime.