Silver Plated Mary Queen of Scots Seal Top Spoon c.1566 | reproduction Dale Year Issued: 1998Year Retired: 1998

Year Issued: 1998Year Retired: 1998

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Approx 3cm (1 1/4") tall

5cms (26 1/2") circumference

Issued: 1913 - 1928

Silver Plated Mary Queen of Scots Seal Top Spoon c.1566 | reproduction Dale Year Issued: 1998Year Retired: 1998Silver Plated Mary Queen of Scots Seal Top Spoon This is a 1980s era reproduction of a c1566 seal top spoon the seal atop the spoon is very similar to the Coat of Arms on a coin struck to commemorate the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, to her cousin, Lord Darnley in 1565. It was embossed with the arms of Scotland [Lion rampant within a double tressure glory and counter glory]. The top of the spoon [below the seal] is decorated with the Thistle of