1/10 oz 2023 Saint Helena Spade Guinea Silver Coin | East India Company

Secure your 1/10 oz 2023 Saint Helena Spade Guinea Silver Coin and grow your wealth with a piece of bullion history today!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS

• Ships individually in protective packaging
• Consisting of 1/10 oz 999 Fine Silver
• Obverse: Features an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
• Reverse: Features the Spade Guinea Shield design based on the 1787 version of the gold guineas as well as the coin weight, purity, East India Company mint mark, and inscription "GUINEA"
• The Guinea is still used today to purchase horses

The Guinea was originally a gold coin minted in Great Britain between 1663 and 1814 and became well known for its purity and reliability. It was Britain's first gold coin to be struck using a machine.

This stunning 999 silver coin was created as a modern interpretation of the gold coin issued by the United Kingdom in the late 18th Century when the empire was at the height of its power. As the design incorporated a spade shield on the coin, along with the gold received from modern-day Guinea during that period, the name "Spade Guinea" was befitting. The spade shield itself contains the Royal Arms of King George III, which incorporates four seals: the Three Lions of England, the Harp of Ireland, the Lion of Scotland, and the French Fleur de Lis, as well as the coat of arms of the House of Hanover. This design contains distinctly African influence in its look and was used on many British coins during the late 18th and 19th centuries. It is believed that this design was chosen to pay homage to the British Empire's growth and influence on the continent of Africa during this period.

ABOUT SAINT HELENA AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY

St Helena and The East India Company joined forces in the mid-17th Century when the Company used the island as a stopping point on voyages between India and the UK. The Company was granted a charter to govern St Helena in 1657. Over the next hundred years, officials occupied the island, where they enjoyed a relatively peaceful life in the tropics. Today The East India Company and St Helena work together to issue gold and silver coins under the authority of the government of St Helena, capturing stories in precious metal for future generations to treasure.