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of 1603, sometimes called the "eighth coinage" of James VI, were dated 1601, 1602, 1603, with some full thistle merks minted in 1604. James VI and I made the merk current in England on 8 April 1603, to be worth 13.5 English pence.
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James VI issued silver merks with the lion of Scotland on the obverse and a thistle on the reverse. The last Scottish silver coinage of merks before the
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of silver, the merk was in circulation at the end of the 16th century and in the 17th century. It was originally valued at 13
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dealing with small debts up to the value of ten merks (i.e. £7), or for the recovery of
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In addition to the merks, coins issued include the four merk worth 56
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1577 – Silver content 6.57 g (theoretical weight 103.8 
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Compound cross fleury, quartered with crowns and thistles
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minted half merks in the castle, while the supporters of
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Originally the same word as a 40: 190:in 1572, the last phase of the 492:German South West African Mark 352: 338: 325: 269: 173:The first issue weighed 103.8 154:or £2/16/-; the half merk (or 13: 1: 232: 169:Issues and historical context 35:James VI: half merk or noble 209:The "Ten Merk Court," was a 145: 7: 186:During the "Lang Siege" of 10: 742: 707:Coins of Scotland category 366:(Edinburgh, 1887), p. 384. 293:Grueber, Herbert (1970) , 704: 652: 618: 605: 586: 530: 434: 417: 358:John Drummond Robertson, 181:"Markland", or "Merkland" 60: 39: 34: 27:Old Scottish silver coin 522:South West African mark 612: 335:(Stroud, 2003), p. 97. 92: 80: 611: 202:set up their mint at 138:), later raised to 14 95:) is a long-obsolete 74: 364:Coinage of Scotland 613: 261:Numismatics portal 211:small-claims court 81: 726:Coins of Scotland 713: 712: 580:Coins of Scotland 546: 545: 531:As a denomination 487:German Rentenmark 482:German Reichsmark 477:German Papiermark 276:Marteau, Pierre, 69: 68: 16:(Redirected from 733: 573: 566: 559: 550: 549: 507:New Guinean mark 502:Lodz Ghetto mark 452:East German mark 397: 390: 383: 374: 373: 367: 356: 350: 349: 342: 336: 329: 323: 321: 315: 307: 290: 284: 282: 273: 263: 258: 257: 256: 249: 244: 243: 242: 194:, the goldsmith 192:Marian civil war 188:Edinburgh Castle 126: 125: 121: 52: 44: 32: 31: 21: 741: 740: 736: 735: 734: 732: 731: 730: 716: 715: 714: 709: 700: 648: 614: 603: 582: 577: 547: 542: 526: 430: 413: 401: 371: 370: 357: 353: 344: 343: 339: 330: 326: 309: 308: 305: 291: 287: 274: 270: 259: 254: 252: 245: 240: 238: 235: 226:Union of Crowns 171: 148: 131:, or about one 123: 119: 118: 89:Scottish Gaelic 50: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 739: 729: 728: 711: 710: 705: 702: 701: 699: 698: 693: 688: 683: 678: 675: 670: 665: 662: 656: 654: 650: 649: 647: 646: 641: 636: 631: 628: 622: 620: 616: 615: 606: 604: 602: 601: 596: 590: 588: 584: 583: 576: 575: 568: 561: 553: 544: 543: 541: 540: 534: 532: 528: 527: 525: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 499: 494: 489: 484: 479: 474: 472:German ostmark 469: 464: 462:Finnish markka 459: 454: 449: 444: 438: 436: 432: 431: 429: 428: 421: 419: 415: 414: 400: 399: 392: 385: 377: 369: 368: 351: 337: 331:Harry Potter, 324: 303: 285: 267: 266: 265: 264: 250: 234: 231: 170: 167: 147: 144: 67: 66: 58: 57: 54: 46: 45: 37: 36: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 738: 727: 724: 723: 721: 708: 703: 697: 694: 692: 689: 687: 684: 682: 679: 676: 674: 671: 669: 666: 663: 661: 658: 657: 655: 651: 645: 642: 640: 637: 635: 632: 629: 627: 624: 623: 621: 617: 610: 600: 597: 595: 592: 591: 589: 585: 581: 574: 569: 567: 562: 560: 555: 554: 551: 539: 536: 535: 533: 529: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 488: 485: 483: 480: 478: 475: 473: 470: 468: 465: 463: 460: 458: 457:Estonian mark 455: 453: 450: 448: 447:Deutsche Mark 445: 443: 440: 439: 437: 433: 426: 423: 422: 420: 416: 411: 410: 405: 398: 393: 391: 386: 384: 379: 378: 375: 365: 361: 355: 347: 341: 334: 328: 319: 313: 306: 304:1-4021-1090-1 300: 296: 289: 281: 280: 272: 268: 262: 251: 248: 237: 230: 227: 222: 220: 216: 212: 207: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 184: 182: 178: 176: 166: 165: 161: 157: 153: 143: 141: 137: 134: 130: 116: 112: 108: 104: 101: 98: 94: 90: 86: 78: 73: 64: 59: 55: 48: 47: 43: 38: 33: 30: 19: 691:Half-pistole 633: 537: 512:Polish marka 497:Hamburg mark 407: 363: 359: 354: 340: 332: 327: 294: 288: 278: 271: 247:Money portal 223: 208: 196:James Cockie 185: 179: 172: 163: 159: 151: 149: 139: 84: 82: 29: 467:German mark 418:Circulating 129:pound Scots 630:Half Groat 538:Merk Scots 412:or similar 404:Currencies 297:, London, 233:References 107:money mark 77:Charles II 18:Merk Scots 677:Demi-Lion 664:Half Demi 517:Saar mark 221:' wages. 215:Edinburgh 146:Varieties 117:(exactly 111:shillings 720:Category 312:citation 219:servants 204:Dalkeith 200:James VI 136:sterling 133:shilling 97:Scottish 75:Merk of 696:Unicorn 686:Pistole 442:AM-Mark 435:Defunct 142:Scots. 122:⁄ 53:and 8 619:Silver 594:Bawbee 587:Copper 406:named 301:  175:grains 100:silver 79:, 1671 63:grains 51:  668:Ducat 644:Plack 639:Penny 626:Groat 599:Bodle 156:noble 127:of a 115:pence 681:Ryal 673:Lion 660:Demy 653:Gold 634:Merk 409:mark 318:link 299:ISBN 103:coin 93:marg 85:merk 83:The 213:in 722:: 314:}} 310:{{ 206:. 164:d. 160:d. 152:s. 140:s. 113:4 91:: 572:e 565:t 558:v 396:e 389:t 382:v 348:. 322:. 320:) 283:. 124:3 120:2 87:( 20:)

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