Pound Scots
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Pound Scots was the historical monetary unit of the Kingdom of Scotland prior to its union of currency with England.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
monetary unit ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Acts of Union 1707
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of the Crowns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| currencyCodeStatus | no modern ISO code ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | pounds shillings pence ⓘ |
| follows | earlier Scottish monetary systems ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Parliament of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Privy Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Scottish coinage ⓘ |
| historicalDiscipline | economic history of Scotland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
English
ⓘ
Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | silver standard ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish monetary history
ⓘ
history of Scottish coinage ⓘ |
| ratioToPoundSterling | 12:1 ⓘ |
| regulates |
prices in Kingdom of Scotland
ⓘ
taxes in Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ wages in Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency |
English pound
ⓘ
Pound sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Pound sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedByEvent | union of currency between Scotland and England ⓘ |
| sameAs | Scottish pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit |
merk
ⓘ
penny Scots ⓘ shilling Scots ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Scottish government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish merchants ⓘ Scottish royal treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic trade in Scotland
ⓘ
private contracts in Scotland ⓘ public finance in Scotland ⓘ taxation in Scotland ⓘ |
| usedIn | Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntil |
1707
ⓘ
early 18th century ⓘ |
| usedUntilEvent | Acts of Union 1707 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valueRelativeToPoundSterling | 1 pound sterling = 12 pounds Scots ⓘ |
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