Lion (coin)
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[edit]
- ^ Lindsay 1845, p. 130.
Bibliography[edit]
- Lindsay, John (1845). A View of the Coinage of Scotland. Messrs. Bolster.
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