The shield is enclosed within the collar of the Order of the Thistle, from which depends the badge of the Order.
Legend.—Maria Regina.
[The Black Acts. Edinburgh, 1556.]
Cypher Μ., i.e. "Marie," and Φ, i.e. "Francis," used about 1559 or 1560, when Mary was Queen of Francis II., King of France.
The motto "Sa vertv matire" is an anagram on the name Marie Stuuarte.
The crown is the crown of France.
Note.—A foreign stamp.
[Ptolemy. Geographia. Rome, 1490.]