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Scottish Crown (Anne)
Scottish Crown (Anne)
Scottish Crown (Anne)

Scottish Crown (Anne)

Designer
Issuer (St James's Palace, London, England, 1665 - 1714)
Date1707
Object NameCrown
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
Dimensions39 x 2.2mm, 30.4gm
AcquisitionInnes Bequest, 1924.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS012066
About MeThis large silver coin with its lifelike portrait of Queen Anne was struck in 1707, the year of the Union of the Scottish and English parliaments. The coin's reverse design is of four crowned shields forming a cross with a garter star in the centre.

During Anne's reign Scottish and English money was made equal in design and value so that the only means of distinguishing the Scottish product is the letter E (denoting Edinburgh Mint) which appears on the obverse below the queen's bust.

The 1707 crown is one of six Scottish silver coins from the reign of Queen Anne bequeathed to the city of Aberdeen by local numismatist John Innes in 1924.