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Guinea

AD 1663–1814 ・ gold ・ 17th century ・ Britain

Guinea(obverse)
Lewis Pingo / CC0(Wikimedia Commons)

The British gold coin made from gold out of Guinea. The gold-to-silver ratio set by Newton as Master of the Mint started Britain on the road to a gold standard in fact.

Diameter 25mm