Silver, 1 Merk, Scotland James VI, 1602

Restrike, 1 Merk, Scotland James VI, 1602. Original on eBay in 2026 for 186.44 dollars. Obverse, See Text.

Reverse, Regem Iova Protegit

Latin for Jehova Protects the King. Interestingly, the Latin for James on the Obverse is Iacobus, which is really Jacob. At some point, the B was nasalized to Jacomus, and then Jammes in French through which it became James in English.

Text, Obv, Rev 20 secs each.

Coding by Furmaniac.