1084369 | SCOTLAND. Mary Stuart. (Queen of Scots, 1542-1587). 1566 AR Ryal. PCGS VF25. Edinburgh mint. MARIA & HENRIC... Crowned shield, thistle to each side / DAT GLORIA VIRES (On scroll, Latin translation: Strengths Give Glory); EXVRGAT... Tortoise climbing a palm tree. S-5425.

Fourth period Ryal (1565-1567). The so-called "Crookeston Dollar" type, is known after a fabricated legend that Mary and Henry's betrothal had taken place under the famous yew at Crookeston Castle (in the Pollok area southwest of Glasgow).


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