a quid was a pound note,when notes replaced the gold sovereign,the latin quid pro quo (something for something) was used then became quid
'Tis a Scottish bobber - Queen Elizabeth TQM was a Scot so the reverse of the shillings reflected her heritage. Usually there were less Scots shillings struck than English shillings - a reflection of the population proportion no doubt.
OK - I thought I would extract an "Evolution of the Bob" series from my collection. By the way - the word in this context is both singular and plural, so you have a bob, or five bob, or ten bob - whatever. By no means all the possible variations, and not even all the monarchs, but we have: Edward VI from about 1551 (undated) Elizabeth I from 1582/3 James I from 1624 Charles I from 1635/6 Commonwealth Shilling dated 1653 Charles II 1668 James II 1686 William & Mary 1693 William III 1695 Anne 1708 George I 1723 George II younger head 1727 George II Older head 1743 George III 1787 George III New coinage 1817 George IV Laureate head 1825 George IV bare head 1827 William IV 1834 Victoria Young Head 1852 Victoria Jubilee head 1887 Victoria Veiled Head 1897 Edward VII 1905 (very scarce date this one) George V 1911 earlier design George V 1928 later design George VI 1937 Scottish and English reverses Elizabeth II 1965 English and Scottish reverses I could write a book on the subject, so ask if you need to know more!
#1 Thank you for the informative post. You've got me studying all the coins in your coin collage. #2 Do we know where the term Bob originates? P.S. Since Bob is both the singular & plural word, my reference to my favorite Bob’s Big Boy hamburger restaurant was unsupported & groundless.
No one is entirely sure where the term Bob for a shilling came from. I did a quick google search and came up with this: "The origin of the word 'bob' meaning Shilling is not known for sure, although the usage certainly dates back to the late 1700s. My favourite is suggested in Brewer's 1870 Dictionary of Phrase and Fable in that 'bob' could be derived from 'Bawbee', which was 16-19th century slang for a half-penny, in turn derived from: French 'bas billon', meaning debased copper money (coins were commonly cut to make change); and/or the Laird of Sillabawby, a 16th century mintmaster. Perhaps there is also a connection with the church or bell-ringing since 'bob' meant a set of changes rung on the bells. This would be consistent with one of the possible origins and associations of the root of the word Shilling, (from Proto-Germanic 'skell' meaning to sound or ring). Also perhaps a connection with a plumb-bob; (the association with another heavy piece of metal), made of lead and used to mark a vertical position in certain trades, notably masons. 'Bob a nob', in the early 1800s meant 'a shilling a head', when estimating costs of meals, etc. In the 18th century 'bobstick' was a shillings-worth of gin. In parts of the US 'bob' was slang used for the US dollar coin." on this website: http://www.businessballs.com/moneyslanghistory.htm
