| Type munt | Halve kroon | Omschrift voorzijde | GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DEI GRATIA | Muntconditie | zeer fraai min |
| Omschrift keerzijde | MAG BR FR ET HIB REX ET REGINA | Aanschaf datum | 19 juni 2011 | ||
| Muntplaats | Voorzijde | hoofd van Mary en Willem | Verkoper | sjblencoe | |
| Jaartal | 1689 | Keerzijde | Crowned shield with arms (harp and lions), Lion of Nassau at center, second shield with lions and fleurs combined in quarters | Bedrag | GBP 90,88 (EUR 103,25) |
| Koningen | Willem en Mary | Vindplaats | Veiling | ebay | |
| Metaal | zilver | Schatvondst | |||
| Oplage | Literatuur referentie | ||||
| Gewicht | 14,56 gram | ||||
| Diameter | 33,73 mm, 33,43 mm | ||||
| Soortelijke massa |
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William and Mary 1688-1694, Half Guinea 1691, S.3430,
very fine+, Mary was the daughter of James II. For reasons of politics she had married
William of Orange, James II nephew and left England to live with him in the Netherlands.
When James II lost support, William was invited to invade England and to take over the
throne jointly with his wife. James II escaped to France and live there in exile until his
death. Below the bust of the King is a small elephant with a castle on its back. This is
the badge of the Africa Company and indicates that the gold used to make this coin came
from Africa and was supplied to the mint by that company. The name 'guinea' originated
from the fact that the first gold for this denomination was supplied from Guinea in Africa
by this company.At that time the value of British coins depended on the value of the metal
they contained. The gold guinea, introduced in 1662 as a 20 shilling coin, now began to
vary in terms of how many shillings it was worth. This was because the relative value of
silver and gold varied in daily trade and the quality of the silver coins in circulation
declined through wear and clipping. During the first years of their joint rule the guinea
varied from 21 shillings and 6 pence to 30 shillings. The reverse of the coin depicts the
crowned Royal shield showing the lands controlled - England, Scotland, Ireland and France
with the arms of the House Nassau, representing William, at the centre. The legend reads
continuously on both sides of the coin and is in abbreviated latin; it translates: William
and Mary King and Queen of Great Britain France, and Ireland. www.nmv.nl, lot 1230, nov. 2011, euro 1300 excl. 22% |