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20 Pence - Charles I 3rd Coinage, 1st Issue
| Issuer | Edinburgh Mint |
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| Year | 1637-1638 |
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| Currency | Pound Scots (1136-1707) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and draped bust of King Charles I facing left, rendered in the refined milled style of engraver Nicholas Briot. The king wears a closed arched crown with visible cross finial and flowing hair to the shoulder. The denomination mark XX appears in the right field, flanked by two small lozenge stops. A beaded inner circle frames the effigy, and the surrounding legend reads CAR · D · G · SCOT · ANG · FR · ET · HIB · R · in Latin, separated by pellet stops. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Charles I's Scottish coinage was reorganized under a 1636 privy council ordinance that restructured denominations and fineness — the 3rd Coinage emerging from political pressure to align Scottish silver standards more closely with English practice. The Edinburgh Mint operated under a series of moneyer contracts throughout this period, with Nicholas Briot's influence on die-cutting still detectable in the cleaner work of the early issues.
Production of this particular issue was brief. Within months, the king's attempt to impose the Anglican prayer book on Scotland had ignited the Bishops' Wars, and normal mint operations were severely disrupted by 1639.