Scotland 20 Pound Piece - James VI, 1575 – 1576
2nd Coinage
Information
Country
Scotland
Scotland
Currency
Pound Scots
(1136 – 1707)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
20 Pound Piece - James VI
Year
1575 – 1576
Ruler
James I
(1603–1625)
Composition
Gold (.916)
Shape
Round (irregular)
Alignment
Variable alignment ↺
Technique
Hammered
Weight (g)
30.54
Diameter (mm)
40
Demonetized
Yes
Description
20 Pound Piece - James VI from Scotland. Issued from 1575 to 1576. Struck in Gold (.916). Measures 40 mm and weighs 30.54 g.
- Obverse
- Armoured half-length portrait of James VI. Sword in his right hand and an olive branch in his left. Inscription in a tablet beneath the bust (James the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of Scots Prepare for either)
- Reverse
- Crowned Scottish royal arms (To spare the humbled and subdue the proud.)
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