Five Guineas: Anne (obverse); Shields and rose (reverse)
1703
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Five Guineas: Anne (obverse); Shields and rose (reverse), 1703. England, Anne, 1702-1714. Gold; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.203 Of the five guineas struck for circulation, this type is the rarest.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: ANNA . DEI . GRATIA; below: VIGO. Translation: Anne by the Grace of God Inscription: MAG BR. FRA ET. HIB REG 1703 Translation: Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland Remark: reverse Inscription: DECUS ET TUTAMEN Translation: An ornament and a safeguard. Remark: Edge, Another interpretation is ‘glory and defense’
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.203
- 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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