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5 Ryal
| Issuer | Scotland (United Kingdom) |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 5 Ryals (15⁄2) |
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| Obverse description | Standing full-length effigy of Sir William Wallace facing slightly left, depicted in period attire within the central field. The legend SCOTLAND arcs along the upper rim, with the inscription Sir William Wallace 1270-1305 curving around the figure. The denomination numeral 5 appears to the right of the effigy, and the date 2014 is inscribed along the lower rim. A thistle device is visible to the lower left of the field, evoking Scottish heraldic tradition. |
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| Edge | Plain © Leonard Bright |
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The "Five Ryal" denomination revives a unit last used in Scottish coinage during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots in the sixteenth century, when the ryal was a substantial gold piece worth sixty shillings Scots. This 2014 issue is a modern collector piece with no precedent in continuous mintage — the denomination was effectively dead for roughly 450 years before its reappearance here.
The "golden alloy" designation typically signals a gold-plated base metal or a proprietary alloy engineered to approximate gold's appearance without the associated cost. Buyers should not conflate the name with precious metal content.