Five Guineas: William III (obverse); Four Shields and Lion of Nassau (reverse)
1701
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Five Guineas: William III (obverse); Four Shields and Lion of Nassau (reverse), 1701. England, William III, 1694-1702. Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.202 Of the coinage minted by William III, this type is considered the finest because of the profusion of detail.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: GVLIELMVS . III . DEI . GRA. Translation: William the third by the grace of God Inscription: MAG BR∙ FRA ET∙ HIB REX∙ 1701 Translation: King of Great Britain, France and Ireland 1701 Remark: reverse Inscription: DECUS ET TUTAMEN Translation: an ornament and a safeguard in the thirteenth year of the reign Remark: edge
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.202
- 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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