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Area/Ruler: Scotland: Charles I
Reigned: 1625-1649
Denomination: AR Thirty Shillings
Mint: Edinburgh -Third coinage, type V (Falconer's Anonymous issue)
Date of Issue: 1637-42
Obverse: Charles on horseback left, holding reins and raised sword. "CAROLVS:DG: MAG: BRIT: FRAN: ET: HIB: REX:" Thistle mintmark.
Reverse: Crowned coat-of-arms. "QVAE: DEVS: CONIVNXIT: NEMO: NON: SEPARET:" Thistle mintmark.
Reference: SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), 1519 var. ); Spink CSII 5557
Weight: 14.8 gms
Diameter: 35.0 mm
Comment: The Scottish thirty shilling coin was the equivalent of .English half-crown.

Charles I as King of Scotand

Charles I was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, on November 19th, 1600, the second son of James I of England, James VI of Scotland. Charles was also king of both England and Scotland, but they were separate kingdoms until the Acts of Union 1706/1707.

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