Five Guineas: William & Mary (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse)
1691
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Five Guineas: William & Mary (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse), 1691. England, William and Mary, 1688-1694. Gold; diameter: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.201 The shield of arms includes Ireland, represented by a harp, and Scotland, represented by a lion.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: GVLIELMVS. ET. MARIA. DEI. GRATIA. Translation: William and Mary by the Grace of God Inscription: MAG·BR·FR·ET·HIB·REX·ET·REGINA Translation: King and Queen of Great Britain France and Ireland Remark: reverse Inscription: DECS ET TUTAMEN Remark: edge
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.201
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1969, <em>English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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