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16th Cent, Scotland ryal
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
SCOTLAND - TO 1603 |
| Item Description: |
RYAL 1567 S-5472 JAMES VI (29.99g) |
| Full Grade: |
NGC VF 30 |
| Owner: |
jgenn |
Owner Comments:
The ryal was the silver crown sized coin of the Kingdom of Scotland, 41mm and 30g, equivalent to 30 shillings. This example is the first issue of the reign of James VI, just an infant at the time, coming in the year that his mother Mary, Queen of the Scots, was deposed. The legend on the reverse, PRO.ME.SI.MEREOR.IN.ME is an abbreviation of the command that Roman Emperor Trajan gave in reference to the drawn sword -- "use this for me or against me, according as I deserve". Its placement on this coin alludes to the people's right to remove a tyrannical monarch. James would later inherit the thrones of England and Ireland on the death of Elizabeth I in 1603.