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Guinea: Anne (obverse); Shields and rose (reverse)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows two sides of a gold coin. The obverse side features a woman's head facing left with curly hair and a crown on top. She is wearing a necklace and a shawl. The words "ANNA DEI GRATIA" are written around the top half of the coin, and "VIGO" is written at the bottom. The reverse side features four shields arranged in a cross shape, with a rose in the center. The top shield features a crown; the top left and bottom right shields feature three fleur-de-lis; the top right and bottom left shields feature a lion. The words "MAG BR FR ET HIB REX" are written around the top half of the coin and "03" is written at the top center. The background is dark gray.

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900 × 447 px
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