£6,500
1813 King George III gold 'Military' type full Guinea with a shield in garter design (S 3730, Schneider 613). Obverse: sixth laureate bust of George III, facing right. Legend around reads: 'GEORGIVS · III · DEI · GRATIA ·'. Designed by Nathaniel Marchant and engraved by Lewis Pingo. Reverse shield of arms, encircled by a crowned garter. The primary legend reads 'BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR'. The date appears between the legend and the bottom of the garter. Weight: 8.36g. Diameter: 25mm.1813 was the last year that the Guinea, Half Guinea and Third Guinea were struck for circulation. These final issues are known as 'Military Guineas' as they were minted specifically to pay British soldiers fighting under the Duke of Wellington on the Iberian Peninsula. At this time gold was scarce with banknotes in widespread usage in Britain but locals in the Pyrenees would only accept gold in payment.Some £519,722 worth of gold coins were struck by the Royal Mint between February and June 1813, producing about 361,473 'full' gold Guineas on new steam-powered presses, supplied by Matthew Boulton.
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