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60 Shillings - Charles I 1st Coinage
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1625-1634 |
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| Currency | Pound Scots (1136-1707) |
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| Obverse description | Equestrian effigy of King Charles I in armour, mounted on a prancing horse moving to the right, the king holding an upraised sword in his right hand and wearing a crown. The figure is rendered in high relief with fine detailing on the armour and horse trappings. The design is contained within an inner beaded border, with the Latin royal legend disposed around the periphery. The overall style is characteristic of the Scottish hammered coinage of the early Stuart period. |
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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) |
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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.