Pistole (Scottish coin)

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]

References[]

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

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[1] "Scottish Coins". predecimal.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

[2] Whitelaw, Alexander (1846). The popular encyclopedia; or, 'Conversations Lexicon': [ed. by A. Whitelaw from the Encyclopedia Americana. Glasgow: Blackie & Sons. p. 279.

[3] Pantologia: A New Cabinet Cyclopaedia. London. 1819. p. 457.

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