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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 1760366, member: 12789&quot;]Oldest British, from Scotland but of course - Scotland has the distinction of minting the first dated coins in the British isles in 1539.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://scottishmoney.net/coins/images/mary22s1553lg.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Queen Mary half lion or 22/- Scots in gold from 1553.&nbsp; As much of Mary&#039;s coinage reflected what was going on in her life - this one reflects her minority and the fact that her cousin James Hamilton the Earl of Arran was regent when this coin was minted. His initials I G flank the lion shield. His regency was shortlived and was surrendered to Mary of Guise the following year.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mary was young when this coin was minted, shortly thereafter she would be married to the Dauphin Francis of France, along with her subsequent marriages they were reflected on her coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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