Charles I 1625-1649AD Scottish rebellion medal 1639AD Rare

Charles I 1625-1649AD Scottish rebellion medal 1639AD
31mm, 11.15g

GVF/NEF WITH A LOVELY TONE.

Obverse description – Charles I., crowned, scarf flowing behind, on horseback, I., trampling upon armour, and holding staff in right hand. Leg. CAROLVS. D’ . G’ . MAG’ . BRIT’ . FRAN’ . ET . HIB’ . REX . with the date 1639 in exergue.
Reverse description – Hand issuing from clouds holding a cord uniting a rose and thistle. Leg. QVOS . DEVS. (Whom God [hath joined together let no man put asunder].) Stops, roses.

THIS FASCINATING MEDAL WAS STRUCK TO COMMEMORATE THE EXTINCTION OF THE REBELLION IN SCOTLAND. THE DIES WERE MADE BY THOMAS SIMON (ARGUABLY THE GREATEST COIN ENGRAVER TO HAVE EVER LIVED). THERE ARE MANY SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THIS MEDAL AND THE DESIGN USED ON THE EXETER HALFCROWN (S.3071) WHICH IS ONE OF THE RAREST COINS ISSUED DURING CHARLES I REIGN.

History of the Scottish Rebellion medal

The King had assembled an army of 23,000 men, and was about to attack the rebel commanders, when they sent a petition for the appointment of a commission to negotiate a peace. A pacification was concluded 18 June, 1639, and thus the union of the rose and thistle was preserved.
A wonderful piece of history and these medals are very hard to come by.