2020 Military East India Company Guinea® Gold Proof Coin

EAST INDIA COMPANY GUINEA®
Limited edition - 500 coins
Issued in 2020 to commemorate the 200th Anniversary
of the end of the reign of King George III
This beautiful 2020 Military Guinea gold proof coin is part of a Guinea gold proof coin collection which features motifs features designs inspired by the most beautiful of King George III’s Guineas.

Celebrating the 'Military' Guinea, this exceptional gold proof coin features the shield of the Royal Arms surrounded by a garter reading HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE (‘Shame on him who thinks this evil’). The Military Guinea originally issued in 1813 is one of the world's rarest. Minted specifically to assist the Duke of Wellington in his search for Napoleon, the last struck Guinea ever to be issued became known as the Military Guinea.
This 2020 Military Guinea gold proof coin features the legend
– BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR –
meaning King of the Britains Defender of the Faith to commemorate the anniversary of the reign of King George III, one of Britain's longest serving Monarchs.
Each gold proof Guinea is minted to the exact same specifications as it's last struck circulating predecessor.
An Ornament & A Safeguard