Guinea (coin)
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The guinea was a coin, minted in Great Britain between 1663 and 1814, that contained approximately one-quarter of an ounce of gold. The name came from the Guinea region in West Africa, from where much
George III, one guinea ("Spade" issue, 1795)
Guinea of King Charles II
King James II, with elephant and castle under the bust, 1686
Sovereign (British coin)
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The sovereign is a British sterling gold coin with a nominal value of one pound, and contains 0.2354 troy ounces of pure gold. Struck since 1817, it was originally a circulating coin that was accepted
Guinea (coin)
…fixed at twenty-one shillings, (one pound and one shilling, £1.05). In the Great Recoinage of 1816, the guinea was demonetised and replaced by the gold sovereign. Following this, the word "guinea" was retained in some fields as a unit of account and pricing, even though the coins were no longer in use. It was…
Sovereign of Queen Mary I, c. 1553
A £1 note issued in 1814 by the Gloucester Old Bank
1817 sovereign of George III