Summary

Gold coin; Denomination: Guinea
Royal Mint, London
King George III (1760-1820)

At that time a guinea was valued at one pound one shilling (21 shillings), the half guinea was therefore 10 shillings and 6 pence.

Obverse Description

Laureate bust of George III facing right; around, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA.

Reverse Description

Crowned spade-shaped shield quartered with the arms of England and Scotland impaled, France, Ireland and the Electorate of Brunswick and Luneburg; around, M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E; below shield, 1789. (translation from obverse to reverse, George III by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, Archi-Thesaurius and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire).

Edge Description

milled, ///.

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