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Half-merk (Third Coinage : Charles I)
Half-merk (Third Coinage : Charles I)
Half-merk (Third Coinage : Charles I)

Half-merk (Third Coinage : Charles I)

Designer (Damblain, France, c.1579 - 1646)
Issuer (Dunfermline, Scotland, 1600 - 1649)
Date1637
Object NameHalf-merk
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 24 mm
Approximately: Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: Weight: 4 gm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1943 by George W Clyne.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS012001
About MeObverse: crowned bust close to edge of coin; value (VI 8) behind head; small letter b (Briot's initial) below bust
Reverse: crowned shield dividing crowned letters C R
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