Armoured half-length portrait of James VI. Sword in his right hand and an olive branch in his left. Inscription in a tablet beneath the bust
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
· IACOBVS · 6 · DEI · GRA · REX ·
SCOTOR ·
IN . VTRVNQVE
· PARATVS ·
· 1576 · (Translation: James the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of Scots Prepare for either)
Reverse description
Crowned Scottish royal arms
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
PARCERE
SVBIECTIS · & DEBELLARE SVPERBOS (Translation: To spare the humbled and subdue the proud.)