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Twelve-Shillings (Third Coinage : Charles I)
Twelve-Shillings (Third Coinage : Charles I)
Twelve-Shillings (Third Coinage : Charles I)

Twelve-Shillings (Third Coinage : Charles I)

Issuer (Dunfermline, Scotland, 1600 - 1649)
Datec. 1639
Object NameTwelve Shillings
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 33 mm
Max.: Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: Weight: 6.4 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1947 by Innes W T Kilgour.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS011994
About MeObverse: crowned bust (l.) slightly breaking inner circle; small plug of base metal to r.of head; thistle mintmark
Reverse: crowned shield charged with arms of Scotland (1st and 4th qtrs.), England (2nd) & Ireland (3rd)