guinea

unit of measurement, currency

A British gold coin in circulation between 1663 and 1816.

Its nominal value as of 1717 was 21 shillings or one pound sterling and one shilling. Depending on the gold price, the value of the guinea rose as high as 27 shillings. The guinea was replaced in 1816 by the sovereign.

Traveljournal 1814

Dover–London, 21–22 August 1814
Business visits in Cheapside and the Strand, 25 August 1814
Birmingham’s “Altar to Vulcan”, 27 August 1814
James Watt gives a tour of his plant and and an invitation to lunch, 28 August 1814

Traveljournal 1825

A guided tour through Leeds, 27 June 1825
On ironstone china and crystal glass, 8. July 1825
Another evening with Joseph Egg, 11 July 1825
Visit to Brunel’s sawmill, 16 July 1825

Traveljournal 1825–1827

Peruvian steel and a visit to Sanderson and Huntsman, 5 October 1827

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Cite as: guinea. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-8536, viewed on 7 June 2025.