Pistole_(Scottish_coin)

Pistole (Scottish coin)

Pistole (Scottish coin)

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A pistole was a Scottish gold coin minted in 1701 under the reign of King William III. Along with the half-pistole it was the last gold coin minted for Scottish coinage.[1] With a weight of 106 grains (6.9 grams; 0.22 troy oz), the coin was equal to 12 Scottish pounds.[2][3]

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  1. [1]
    "Scottish Coins". predecimal.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. [2]
    Whitelaw, Alexander (1846). The popular encyclopedia; or, 'Conversations Lexicon': [ed. by A. Whitelaw from the Encyclopedia Americana. Glasgow: Blackie & Sons. p. 279.
  3. [3]
    Pantologia: A New Cabinet Cyclopaedia. London. 1819. p. 457.


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