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Obverse: Bust of William Wallace in profile facing left wearing a helmet with a dragon as a crest, wearing a plaid over armor GULIELMUS VALLAS.
Reverse: The female figure of Scotia seated facing to the left, holding a laurel wreath in her right hand and supporting a shield bearing St. Andrew and his cross with her left. Behind her to the right is a thistle, SCOTIA REDIVIVA above, a small M above the exergue line to the left. Ex: the date 1797 divided by CT in script capital letters
Edge: Plain
Diesinker: John Milton
Manufacturer: John Milton
Issuer: Col. William Fullerton
Rarity: Common
Colonel William Fullerton of Troon, MP for Ayrshire twice, Governor of Trinidad from 1801, Colonel in Chief of the 98th. Regiment of Infantry, the 101st Regiment of Foot and the Fullerton's Light Horse - all three of which he raised, lived at Fullerton House a large estate by Troon in Ayrshire. On his death in 1808 the estate was bought by the Duke of Portland.
William Wallace was a native of Ayrshire who vowed to free Scotland from English rule. He gathered an army and defeated the English at the battle of Cambuskenneth in 1298. During the captivity of the King of Scotland William was appointed Regent but later resigned. He carried on a guerrilla war after the defeat of the Scots at Falkirk but was betrayed to the hands of King Edward I who had him executed as a traitor.
Atkins: Aryshire 1
Bt. Bill McKivor