The 2018 East India Company Guinea® Gold Proof Coin

EAST INDIA COMPANY GUINEA®

2018 GUINEA PROOF COIN – LIMITED TO ONLY 500 COINS WORLDWIDE
PRESENTED IN LUXURY RED GUINEA PRESENTATION BOX WITH
COLOURFUL AND INFORMATIVE CERTIFICATE
INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED

The ‘Guinea’ is considered one of the worlds greatest gold currencies, coveted by collectors and coin enthusiasts across the world. A legendary symbol of the British nation’s wealth, power and prestige, it became an aristocratic currency – an association it retains to this day.

Used by nations of traders as they explored the new world searching for new and exotic treasures, this trusted gold coin was to become Britain’s first truly international coin. Romantically named ‘Guinea’, much of the gold supplied to strike to coin was imported to Britain mainly from the Guinea coast region in West Africa.

In the East the Guinea became The East India Company’s official currency. The largest bullion trader of its time, the company transported gold and silver bullion across the world to facilitate its trade in luxury goods. Between 1729 and 1739, King George II Guineas were minted using gold supplied by The East India Company and bear the letters EIC under the bust of the King to denote this. Just as the Sovereign was to reign at home, so the Guinea dominated the Golden Age of the Colonies.

Today the Guinea symbolises the growth of the British Empire during a period of unequalled exploration and trade, characterising the wealth of the nation. First reissued in 2012, The Guinea is once again at the heart of the Company, minted as both a collector and investment gold coin.