- Extremely Fine Scotland billon silver plack or 4 pence coin.
- Equivalent to 1/3 English penny coin.
- Struck for Queen Mary at Edinburgh.
- S-5437, well centered with full readable legends.
- Certified by NGC to XF 45, Population Census: This coin, only 2 higher (AU55, AU58).
- Conditionally rare!
- Dark toned with some underlying luster, very nice in hand.
- Obverse: Crowned arms of Mary as Queen of Scots. 'M' to the left and 'R' to the right, R, .MARIA · DEI · G · SCOTOR · REGINA · 1557 (Mary, by the grace of God, Queen of Scots)
- Reverse: Ornate cross with a cross in the center, crowns in the quarters of the ornate cross. SERVIO · ET · VSV · TEROR · 1557 (I serve and am worn by use).