1 Bawbee - William and Mary 1692 front 1 Bawbee - William and Mary 1692 back
1 Bawbee - William and Mary 1692 photo
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1 Bawbee - William and Mary

1692 year
Copper - 25 mm
Description
Issuer
Scotland (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
King
William II (1689-1702)
Queen
Mary II (1689-1694)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1692
Value
1 Bawbee (1⁄40)
Currency
Pound Scots (1136-1707)
Composition
Copper
Diameter
25 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-08
References
Numista
N#164706
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Crowned thistle

Script: Latin

Lettering: NEMO · ME · IMPVNE · LACESSET · 1692 ·

Translation: No one shall hurt me with impunity

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 1 Bawbee coin from Scotland is that it was the first coin to feature the portrait of a British monarch, King William III, since the Act of Union in 1707, which united Scotland and England under a single government.