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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Chris B, post: 26755855, member: 87179&quot;]I&#039;ll move us on to 1565. My postings are sporadic at best from now on. My next will be for 1562. Anyway, this Scottish Ryal is dated 1565 but the countermark revalues it in 1578.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1708492[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567 Ryal. Fourth period, Mary and Henry Darnley. Second issue. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1565. Countermarked for revaluation of 1578. Crowned coat-of-arms of Scotland</p><p><br /></p><p>Rampling dies A9/54; Burns 1 (fig. 904); SCBI 58 (Edinburgh), 1169/1170 (same obv./rev. dies); SCBC 5425. For c/m: SCBC p. 76. </p><p><br /></p><p>Attractively toned, small “H” countermark on obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: thistles flanking; c/m: small H</p><p>Reverse: Crowned palm tree, upon which tortoise climbs; scroll across field; c/m: crowned thistle. </p><p><br /></p><p>Countermarked in the Revaluation of 1578. The mark signifies that the coin&#039;s value was raised from 30 shillings to 36 shillings 9 pence.</p><p><br /></p><p>Composition: Silver</p><p>Diameter: 42mm</p><p>Weight: 30.31g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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