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Name or Denominations
1 Guinea (21⁄20)
Issuer
United Kingdom and Australia
Ruler
George III ( 1760-1820 )
Year of Minting
1787-1799
Currency
Pound sterling ( 1158-1971 )
Shape
Round
Rarity
Rare
Weight
8.35 g
Diameter
24 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Gold (.9167)
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Reeded
Technique
Milled
Front design
Fifth laureate portrait of King George III right, legend around.
Back design
Crowned quartered shield of arms in the shape of a spade, legend around, date below.
Year of Minting
1787-1799
King
George III ( 1760-1820 )
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Inscriptions
Obverse: GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA· Reverse: ·M·B·F·ET·H·REX·F·D·B·ET·L·D·S·R·I·A·T·ET·E· 1793
Context
The guinea was struck at 44½ to the pound troy, giving a standard weight of 24/89 troy ounce (129.4 grains). This type is one of the 1800 Australian Proclamation coins . In 1800 the then-Governor of New South Wales, Philip Gidley King issued a proclamation that ten specific British, Netherlands, Indian, Portuguese and Spanish coins were to be brought into the colony and given inflated denominations than what was indicated on the coins so that they would say in circulation in the colony. This Guinea had a value of 1 Pound and 1 Shilling.
Rarity
Rare
Coin type
Standard circulation
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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