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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 34964, member: 283&quot;]The first silver Ryal was introduced in 1565 , that much is true. Coincraft has it that the Scot&#039;s Three Pounds gold coin was also called a Ryal. That may well have been what it was called in other countries but I do not believe that it was actually called a Ryal in Scotland. Here it appears to have been known simply as a Three Pounds piece. It had a weight of 117 3/4 grains of gold. The reverse legend is `Justus Fide Vivit&#039; that is, `the just man lives by faith&#039; (Rom.i.17).&nbsp; It was struck each year of 1555, 1557, and 1558 before her marriage to Francis II of France. All are extremely rare (as are all coins with Mary&#039;s portrait on them).</p><p><br /></p><p>As to the silver Ryals, the two Ryals dated 1565 are different by more than just the placement of the names in the legends. The first has Darnley and Mary facing each other (obv.) with a crown over shield (rev). The second has the crown over shield as the obv. and a tortoise climbing a palm tree as the reverse. It was issued during 1565, 1566, and 1567.</p><p><br /></p><p>The third Ryal type issued during Mary&#039;s second widowhood sees Henry&#039;s name removed from the obverse legend but the style is the same as for the second Ryal. Here&#039;s the one I have (which is also counterstamped with the crowned thistle):-</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/MaryRyalObv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/MaryRyalRev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have that book, yes. It has lots of useful information but strangely enough doesn&#039;t provide information like dimension / weights. When checking reference on Scottish coinage, the first book I reach for by choice is actually the much more compact Seaby&#039;s `Coins and Tokens of Scotland&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The revaluation of 1578 saw silver coins that were in circulation at that time being recalled for counterstamping to upgrade the value in keeping with the value on the world market for silver. The silver Ryal as a denomination was subsequently significantly revalued upwards from the original issue value of 30/- to that of 36/9d.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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