Five-guinea coin from Great Britain with the busts of King-Stadtholder William III and Mary
Also known as: Munt van vijf guinea uit Groot-Brittannië met de bustes van koning-stadhouder Willem III en Maria
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1691
Gold five-guinea coin from the United Kingdom, with the busts of William & Mary, from 1691, with the mark 'elephant & castle', referring to the Royal African Company, which held the trade monopoly on the West African coast, and to the provenance of the gold mined in West Africa.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-2024-18; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 37 mm x weight 41.44 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 37 mm x gewicht (eigenschap) 41,44 g · diameter 37 mm x weight 41.44 g
- Measurements
- diameter 37 mm x weight 41.44 g
Identification
- Original title
- Munt van vijf guinea uit Groot-Brittannië met de bustes van koning-stadhouder Willem III en Maria
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-2024-18
- Museum classification
- vijf guinea · coin
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