`Thistle' Half-merk (Eighth Coinage : James VI)
Issuer
King James VI and I
(Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1566 - 1625)
Date1601
Object NameHalf Merk
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 25 mm
Approximately: Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: Weight: 4 gm
Approximately: Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: Weight: 4 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011985
About MeObverse: Scottish crown above flat-topped shield charged with lion rampantReverse: large crowned thistle
