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Half-Merk (First Coinage : James VI)

Issuer King James VI and I (Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1566 - 1625)

Date1573

Object NameHalf Merk

Mediumsilver

ClassificationsCoins

DimensionsMax.: Diameter: 31 mm, Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: Weight: 6.6 gm

AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS011963

Keywords

Hammered
Medieval

About MeObverse: Scottish crown above flat-topped shield charged with lion rampant; 6 and 8 (value) beside shield
Reverse: ornate crown with 5-pointed star in centre; crowns and thistles in alternate angles of crown

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