Third guinea

Third guinea coin of George III

The seven shilling piece was introduced in Great Britain by a proclamation of 29 November 1797.[1] It has been called a third guinea, a guinea being worth 21 shillings in sterling specie. The gold coin was minted only in the reign of George III.

  1. ^ Peter Auber (1826). An Analysis of the Constitution of the East-India Company, and of the Laws Passed by Parliament for the Government of Their Affairs, at Home and Abroad: To which is Prefixed, A Brief History of the Company, and of the Rise and Progress of the British Power in India. Kingsbury, Parbury, and Allen. pp. 155–.

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