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1/4 Merk - James VI 2nd Coinage
Issuer | Scotland |
Year | 1572-1580 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | 1/4 Merk (⅙) |
Currency | Pound Scots (1136-1707) |
Composition | Silver (.6666) |
Weight | 3.39 g |
Dimensions | 25 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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Reference(s) | Sp#5479 |
Obverse description | Crowned royal arms between the mark of value. |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | ·
IACOBVS · 6 · DEI · GRATIA · REX ·SCOTORVM · |
Reverse description | Ornate cross with a star in the centre, crowns and thistles in alternate angles of the cross. |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | ·
SALVVM · FAC · POPVLVM · TVVM ·DNE · 1577 (Translation: O Lord, save Thy people) |
Edge | |
Mint | |
Mintage | 1572 - - 1573 - - 1574 - - 1576 - - 1577 - - 1580 - -
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Catalog ID | 8305632710 |
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