Coin, 3 pounds

Description

Gold three-pound piece / ryal / noble of Mary, Queen of Scots, Edinburgh, 1555

Museum reference

H.C17628

Collection

Coins, Medals and Tokens

Object name

Coin, 3 pounds, Coin, 1 ryal, Coin, 1 noble

Production information

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1555

Materials

Gold

Physical description

Gold; slight double-striking on obverse; slight wear

Associations

Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542 - 1587
Coats Collection
Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Burns, E. (1887), vol II, p 291, no 1

Burns (1877), 820