Skip to main content
Thistle Merk (Eighth Coinage : James VI)
Thistle Merk (Eighth Coinage : James VI)
Thistle Merk (Eighth Coinage : James VI)

Thistle Merk (Eighth Coinage : James VI)

Issuer (Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1566 - 1625)
Date1601
Object NameMerk
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsMax.: Diameter: 32 mm, Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: Weight: 7.9 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011980
About MeObverse: Scottish crown above flat-topped shield charged with lion rampant
Reverse: Scottish crown above large thistle
Thistle Merk (Eighth Coinage : James VI)
King James VI and I
1601 - 1604
Countermarked Ryal (First Coinage : James VI)
King James VI and I
1567 - 1571
Ryal or Sword Dollar (James VI)
King James VI and I
1570
One-third Ryal (Mary Queen of Scots)
Mary, Queen of Scots
1565
Two-thirds Ryal (Mary)
Mary, Queen of Scots
1566