Demy (coin)

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The Demy was a Scottish gold coin struck under reign of James I of Scotland and based on the English half Noble coin. With a face value 9 Scottish shillings the coin was later replaced with the Lion coin by James II of Scotland [1] [2]

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References

  1. Lindsay 1845, p. 130.
  2. "Scottish Coins". predecimal.com. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

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