1606-1607 GREAT BRITAIN GOLD UNITE KING JAMES I NGC AU58

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GREAT BRITAIN GOLD UNITE, KING JAMES I

This coin was minted during the early years of James I's reign, a period marked by significant political and cultural changes. James I, who was also James VI of Scotland, succeeded Elizabeth I and aimed to unify England and Scotland under one crown.

The observe features the fourth crowned bust of King James I facing right, holding a scepter and orb. The legend reads "IACOBVS MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX" (James, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland).

The reserve Displays a crowned quartered shield dividing the letters "I R" (Iacobus Rex). The legend reads "FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM VNAM" (I will make them one nation).

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