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60 Shillings - Charles I 1st Coinage
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1625-1634 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | · CAROLVS · D · G · MAG · BRIT · FRAN · & · HIB · REX (Translation: Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland) |
| Reverse description | The quartered royal arms of Great Britain displayed on a large shield, with the quarters bearing the arms of England (three passant guardant lions), Scotland (a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory), France (three fleurs-de-lis), and Ireland (a harp). The shield is ornately rendered and surrounded by a beaded inner border. The Latin motto legend encircles the design in the outer field. |
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Charles I inherited the Scottish throne in 1625 already holding the English crown, and his Edinburgh mint wasted little time producing this large-denomination silver piece — the highest value coin of his first Scottish coinage. The political arithmetic mattered: a unified monarchy still required separate coinage for each kingdom, and Scotland's monetary system remained distinct throughout his reign.
The Sp#5540 reference places this among the issues produced before the later coinage reforms that accompanied the Bishop's Wars and the broader collapse of royal authority in Scotland. By the late 1630s, Charles's relationship with the Scottish Kirk had deteriorated beyond repair.