1 Ducat - James V 1539-1540

Weight

5.72 g

Diameter

22 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Gold (.958)

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Hammered

Front design

Right facing bust of James V.

Back design

Crowned royal Scottish arms impaled upon a cross fleury.

Year of Minting

1539-1540

King

James V (1513-1542)

Mint location

Edinburgh , Scotland (1124-1708)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Variable alignment ↺

Inscriptions

Obverse: IACOBVS · 5 · DEI · GRA · R · SCOTOR · 1540 Reverse: HONOR · REGIS · IVDICIVM · DILIGIT

Context

© The Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford The King wears distinctly different garb in the 1539 dated version of the coin. The most notable difference is the inclusion of a heraldic collar. The ducat is also known as a 'Bonnet Piece'. The 1539 version of this coin is the first dated Scottish coin and the earliest coin struck in the British Isles that bears a date. A document from 1596 states that these coins were struck to a fineness of 22 carats (.916), as opposed to the 23 carats (.958) stated in another document recounting their issue.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

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