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Lion (coin)

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A Lion was a Scottish gold coin ordered to be struck in 1451 which featured a lion on one side and a depiction of St. Andrew on the other. The coin weighted the same as half an English Noble and was worth six shillings and eight pence.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Lindsay 1845, p. 130.

Bibliography

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  • Lindsay, John (1845). A View of the Coinage of Scotland. Messrs. Bolster.