Scotland 1565 Ryal

SCOTLAND. Mary. 1542-1567. AR Ryal (42mm, 30.31 g, 1h). Fourth period, Mary and Henry Darnley. Second issue. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1565. Countermarked for revaluation of 1578. Crowned coat-of-arms of Scotland

Obverse: thistles flanking; c/m: small H
Reverse: Crowned palm tree, upon which tortoise climbs; scroll across field; c/m: crowned thistle. 
Rampling dies A9/54; Burns 1 (fig. 904); SCBI 58 (Edinburgh), 1169/1170 (same obv./rev. dies); SCBC 5425. For c/m: SCBC p. 76. 

Attractively toned, small “H” countermark on obverse.

Sammlung : Silver Crown Coinage of the World