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Gold Medal of James VI of Scotland

Gold Medal of James VI of Scotland (© National War Museum)

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Scottish

National War Museum

1590

Cast and chased medal dated 1590, probably to celebrate James's marriage to Anne of Denmark. Late Renaissance style. The obverse has the King's bust in armour and wearing a laurel wreath. The reverse shows a crowned 6-headed thistle.

  • Medium: gold
  • Art Fund Grant: £220 ( Total: £440)
  • ArtFunded in: 1949
  • Vendor: Sotheby's

Provenance

Purchased by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland


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