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1 Guinea - Anne 3rd bust
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1710-1714 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: John Croker Reverse: Johann Ochs |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Four crowned cruciform shields of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland arranged symmetrically around a central Garter star, with sceptres bearing the national emblems of the rose, thistle, fleur-de-lis, and harp displayed in the angles between the shields. The date is divided and appears above the uppermost shield. The Latin legend MAG·BRI·FR·ET·HIB·REG· with the regnal year curves continuously around the outer periphery of the design. |
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Anne's guinea coinage is divided across four distinct bust types, and the third — introduced around 1710 — reflects a later portrait that coincided with the final, politically turbulent stretch of her reign. The War of the Spanish Succession was grinding toward its conclusion, Marlborough had been dismissed, and the Tory ministry under Harley was actively negotiating what would become the Treaty of Utrecht. Treasury pressures during these years were considerable, with war financing straining the recoinage infrastructure the Mint had rebuilt after 1696.
Production ran through 1714, the year Anne died without surviving heirs, ending the Stuart line and triggering the Hanoverian succession.