Twenty Shillings (James VI : Fourth Coinage)
Designer
T Acheson
Issuer
King James VI and I
(Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1566 - 1625)
Date1582
Object NameTwenty Shillings
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 37 mm
Max.: Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: Weight: 15.6 gm
Max.: Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: Weight: 15.6 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011970
About MeObverse: half-length figure of young king in armour, holding sword and wearing crownReverse: Scottish crown above flat-topped shield; letters IR and XXS (value) beside shield
