• Title
  Item 0817: Spade guinea - Australian proclamation coin, 1791 / minted in Great Britain
• Call number
  SAFE/DN/C 817
  
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  1791
• Type of material
  Coins
• Reference code
  201975
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  1 coin - 24 mm. diameter - extremely fine condition - gold
  
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment - Due to security reasons this collection is not available for browsing
• General note
  
  Forms part of Series 01 Part 12: Sir William Dixson coin collection : Great Britain currency
  
  In 1800 Governor King proclaimed which coins could circulate in the colony and their value. These coins became known as proclamation coins
  A spade guinea is a guinea issued under George III (1760-1820), referring to the spade-shaped shield on its reverse. The piece was struck from 1787 to 1799. Source: Dictionary of coin names / Adrian Room. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Inc., 1987
  This item has been preserved and digitised as part of the Nelson Meers Foundation Benefaction, 2003
  Digital order no:Album ID : 874463
• Topic
  coins
  gold
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Nelson Meers Foundation Heritage Collection
  Macquarie the Governor, 1810 to 1821

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