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Five Guineas: George II (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
The collection record classifies this work as coins. It is dated 1731. Recorded culture or place: England, George II, 1727-1760.
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- Museum title
- Five Guineas: George II (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)
- Date
- 1731
- Culture / origin
- England, George II, 1727-1760
- Materials and technique
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1969.207
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
This coin was probably struck as a proof. Under George II the same denominations of coinage appeared as in previous reigns since the coinage reform of 1662. The elephant, or elephant and castle no longer appear on the obverse. In 1729 the initials E I C appeared below the head on some of the five guineas, and on the guinea and half guinea of other dates. These signify that the coins were struck for the East India Company, or from gold sent by that company for coining at the Royal Mint.
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