British gold coins have been called various names. The sovereign (equivalent to £1) has been given its name for 100s of years back to mediaeval times. The modern sovereign (with George and the Dragon on the 'tails' or reverse side) has been struck continually since 1816 in Great Britain. It contains 0.2354 Troy Ounces of gold. They are strictly speaking 22 carat gold alloyed with copper to harden them.
Names such as 'Unite' and 'Angel' were used for very old gold coins. The guinea is probably one of the best known (at the time being worth £1.05 or 21 shillings). These were struck in large numbers in the 18th century, particularly during the reign of George III in the UK (1760 - 1820). The rarer guinea dates i.e. 1763 or 1764 can be worth upwards of £3,000 - £5,000 in mint condition.
The rarest modern sovereign is 1819. Only 3,574 were struck according to Royal Mint records. These are worth from £20,000 - £200,000 depending on grade.
frank
assuming you are referring to the $20 coin, it was called a Saint Gaudens
Old French coins would be called Francs. now the currency of money there is called Eros, but very old French coins were called Francs. Singular is Franc. Plural is Francs.
No, because old gold coins didn't contain any silver.
This site might help you http://www.irishcoinage.com/CATALOG.HTM Paul
Frankingold
The Aureus.
It's called a bezant!
1986 not 1976. The coin is a 1/10oz American Eagle Gold Bullion Coin and the vaule is a little less than the spot price of gold at time of sale. As of today about $100.00
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The mintage coin data for Spanish 25 peseta gold coin is called the beard bust and is 90% gold. You can go www.coindatabase.com/coin_spain.php?pais=620 to check my answer.
During most of the Roman Republic gold coins were called Aureus and silver were Denarius