At the height of The East India Company’s trade in the East, the Guinea remained the official currency, underpinning much of Britain’s growth and influence in the colonies. Just as the Sovereign was later to reign at home, so the Guinea dominated the Golden Age of the Colonies. Crafted once again to the highest quality the Guinea is once again at the heart of The East India Company.

Trusted for its purity and reliability by nations of merchants as they explored the new world searching for new and exotic treasures, the Guinea symbolised the growth of the British Empire in the aftermath of the Restoration of the Monarchy and came to characterise the wealth of the nation.