1558, Scotland. Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Dauphin Francis. Silver Medal.
Mint Place: Paris Medallist: J.B. Salmson References: . Mint Year: dated 1558 (struck ca. 1832-1841) Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as MS-62! Denomination: Medal - Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Dauphin Francis. Diameter: 52.6mm Material: Silver Weight: 67gm
Obverse: Royal crown of Scotland above busts of Francis of France and Mary vis-a-vis. Legend: + FRAN . ET . MA . D . G . RR . SCOTOR . DELPHIN . VIEN
Reverse: Crowned shield with combined coat-of-arms of the Dauphin (left half) and the Queen of Scots (right half). Their crowned ciphers at sides. Legend: . FECIT . VTREAQVE . VNVM . 1558 Translated. "He has made both into one, 1558."
Francis II (French: François II; 19 January 1544 – 5 December 1560) was King of France from 1559 to 1560. He was also King of Scotland as the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, from 1558 until his death in 1560.
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567.