Five Guineas: George I (obverse); Shields and Star of the Order of the Garter (reverse)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Five Guineas: George I (obverse); Shields and Star of the Order of the Garter (reverse)

1716

gold
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

In the center of the shields is the symbol of the Order of the Garter, an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348.

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