Pièce 1/10 once d'argent Guinée Spade Sainte-Hélène 2021 | Compagnie des Indes orientales

This is a beautiful 1/10 oz version of the St Helena Spade Guinea silver coin featuring the shield from the 1787 issuing of The Guinea. 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 the first gold coin to be struck using a machine in Britain. The name Guinea was termed from the origin country of the gold first used to produce these coins.

COIN HIGHLIGHTS

• Ships individually in plastic flip sleeves or by multiples of 50 in a plastic tube
• Consisting of 1/10 oz 999 Fine Silver
• Obverse: Features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Raphael Maklouf as well as the issuing country, year, and legal tender value
• 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”

ABOUT SAINT HELENA

The tiny, isolated Island of Saint Helena is an unlikely candidate as one of the most significant and influential nations in terms of global trade. Yet, when one looks back and examines our collective history, St. Helena repeatedly comes up as an integral component to global trade and commerce. The Island, which spans an area of mere 17 kilometers in length by 10 kilometers in breadth, was seen as an oasis by explorers and conquerors such as the Dutch, Portuguese, and English, all vying for control of the crucial port of call. By 1658 the British claimed the Island for themselves by making it a fortress and a hub for lucrative expeditions to India, China, and the rest of the eastern world. The company reached unprecedented heights of success, accounting for half of the world’s trade, establishing a monopoly in cotton, silk, salt, spices and tea, among many others, contributing to the vast and enormous wealth of the British empire. The Island, which remains a British colony to this day, was a vital component in the rise of the British empire.