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During the war, Scotland struck a few copper coins but after the war the Edinburgh mint closed and Scotland used the regular coins of the Commonwealth of England. [ 19 ] Although the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II King on 5 February 1649, he did not strike coins in Scotland until 1664.
The unicorn was a gold coin that formed part of Scottish coinage between 1484 and 1525. It was initially issued in the reign of James III with a value of 18 shillings Scots, [1] but rising gold prices during the reign of James V caused its value to increase first to 20 shillings, and then 22. [2] The obverse of the coin shows a crowned unicorn.
Pistole (Scottish coin) Plack (coin) Pound Scots; U. Unicorn (coin) This page was last edited on 30 December 2021, at 11:09 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
The merk (Scottish Gaelic: marg) is a long-obsolete Scottish silver coin. Originally the same word as a money mark of silver, the merk was in circulation at the end of the 16th century and in the 17th century. It was originally valued at 13 shillings 4 pence (exactly 2 ⁄ 3 of a pound Scots, or about one shilling sterling), later raised to 14s ...
The Scottish Mint was the Kingdom of Scotland's official maker of Scottish coinage. There were a number of mints in Scotland, for the production of the Scottish coinage with the most important mint being in the capital, Edinburgh , which was active from the reign of David I (1124–1153), and was the last to close, in the 19th century.
The Penny Scots was a unit of the Pound Scots, the currency of Scotland until the Acts of Union 1707. The word "penny" ( Scottish Gaelic : peighinn , but see below) was used in Scottish parlance for money generally; for example, a "penny-fee" was an expression for wages, [ 1 ] a "penny-maister" would be a town treasurer, and a "penny-wedding ...
James III of Scotland started minting placks and two pence half-placks in Edinburgh before 1473. They were made of "billon", an alloy with a low silver content. The name of the coin comes from a Flemish word for a metal disc. [2] James IV of Scotland, who reigned from 1488 to 1513, issued two kinds of four pence placks, both minted in billon ...
A bodle or boddle or bodwell, also known as a half groat or Turner was a Scottish copper coin, of less value than a bawbee, worth about one-sixth of an English penny. They were first issued under Charles I, and were minted until the coronation of Anne. [1] Its name may derive from Bothwell (a mint-master). [2]