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Newton

ニュートン ／ newton　—　People & places

An English scholar, who also headed the mint.

Crown of William III Crown of William III1696 Guinea GuineaAD 1663–1814
A photograph of what this word names.

⚠ He appears in monetary history not as a scientist, but as a practitioner of coinage and the prosecution of counterfeiters. His decision regarding the exchange ratio between gold and silver consequently tilted Britain towards the gold standard.