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guinea
A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings and minted for use in England's trade with Africa; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings

English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moidores and sequins, the pictures of all the kings of Europe for the last hundred years, strange Oriental pieces stamped with what looked like wisps of string or bits of spider's web, round pieces and square pieces, and pieces bored through the middle, as if to wear them round your neck—nearly every variety of money in the world must, I think, have found a place in that collection.

A person of Italian descent
{n} an English gold coin value four dollars and two thirds; the french guinea or Louis'd'or, four dollars and sixty cents
an english monetary unit
offensive terms for a person of Italian descent
a ground-foraging bird of Africa, of the family Numididea. Domesticated strains include Pearl, White, Buff, Blue, Purple and Lavender. Also called guinea fowl
are named
(21 Shillings = £1/1/-)
A person of Italian or Spanish descent
A guinea is an old British unit of money that was worth £1.05. Guineas are still sometimes used, for example in auctions. A broad inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the great bend in the west-central coast of Africa. It includes the Bights of Benin and Biafra. a country in West Africa between Senegal and Sierra Leone. Population: 7,614,000 (2001). Capital: Conakry. Guinea used to belong to France. a British gold coin or unit of money used in the past, worth one pound and one shilling (£1.05). Prices are sometimes still given in guineas when buying or selling racehorses. officially Republic of Guinea formerly French Guinea Country, western Africa. French Guinea Republic of Guinea guinea fowl guinea pig guinea worm Guinea Gulf of Guinea Bissau Portuguese Guinea Republic of Guinea Bissau New Guinea Papua New Guinea Independent State of Papua New Guinea Equatorial Guinea Spanish Guinea Republic of Equatorial Guinea
a republic in eastern Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958 a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
{i} gold coin formerly used in Great Britain (equal to 21 shillings)
The principal English gold coin during the period of legal bimetalism, from 1663 until the Act of 1816 Originally issued to pass as the legal equivalent of 20 shillings of silver, this ratio for many years overvalued silver so that the guinea passed at a premium In 1717,,a Royal decree forbade anyone to receive a guinea at any rate or value higher than 21 shillings Since the Act of 1816, the guinea has become merely a nominal term for 21 shillings Certain "quality" goods and services are still quoted in guineas rather than pounds sterling (q v ) HA 471
a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc
A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings and minted for use in Englands trade with Africa; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings
A gold coin of England current for twenty- one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817
(21 Shillings = £1/1/-)
21 shillings Small gold coin Rarely used Term still used in horse racing and auctions
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