Coin, 1 Guinea, George III, Great Britain, 1813
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1813 AD
One Guinea gold coin, Great Britain, 1813. Mint: Royal Mint, London. Designer: Nathaniel Marchant. Artist: Thomas Wyon Junior. At that time a guinea was current at 1 pound 1 shilling (21 shillings). This design is known as the "military guinea" as it is said that it was specially struck to be paid to troops when embarking for the war in France.
It was the last guinea struck, the denomination being replaced by the sovereign (20 shillings) in 1817. Gold coin featuring King George III (1760-1820.) Obverse: Laureate head of George III facing right; around, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA. Reverse: At centre, a shield set within the Garter, crowned; the shield is quartered with the arms of England, Scotland, France and Ireland with inescutcheon the arms of the Electorate of Brunswick and Luneburg surmounted by the Electoral cap; motto on the Garter; HONI SOI QUI MAL Y PENSE; the base of the Garter divides the date 1813; around, BRITANNIANUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR. Edge: milled, ))).
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 25 mm (Outside Diameter), 8.412 g (Weight)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Royal Mint, London; Thomas Wyon Junior
- Place recorded
- England, Great Britain
- Denomination recorded
- 1 Guinea
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-79251
- Museum object name
- Coin - 1 Guinea, George III, Great Britain, 1813
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- NU 32586
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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Catalogue references
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