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6 Shillings - James VI 9th Coinage
| Issuer | Edinburgh Mint |
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| Year | 1605-1609 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The quartered royal arms of Great Britain are displayed on a large heraldic shield occupying the central field, divided into four quarters: the three passant guardant lions of England (quarters one and four), the rampant lion of Scotland (quarter two), the fleur-de-lis of France (quarters one and four shared with England per the period convention), and the Irish harp (quarter three). The date 1605 appears prominently above the shield in the upper field. A beaded inner border surrounds the central device, with the reverse legend disposed clockwise around the periphery within an outer beaded border. The overall design follows the standard heraldic composition established for James VI's Great Britain coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The 9th coinage of James VI was authorized following his accession to the English throne in 1603, when the Scottish monetary system required realignment with English sterling values. The six-shilling denomination was peculiar to Scotland — no English equivalent existed — and was struck specifically to facilitate transactions at a value bridging the wide gap between the merk and lower copper issues.
Spink 5507 is notoriously difficult to locate in problem-free condition; the thin flan relative to the die size meant edge splits were common even before the coins entered circulation.