spade guinea

British  

noun

1. history a guinea decorated with a spade-shaped shield, coined during the reign of George III

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spade guinea

It did not seem different from any other spade guinea, yet there must have been something peculiar about it.

From Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children by Hawthorne, Julian

When Nicky-Nan had taken his leave, Mr Pamphlett picked up the spade guinea and considered it curiously.

From Nicky-Nan, Reservist by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

I had lost my brother-in-law, an army doctor, in the war, and I had given him a spade guinea for his first fee, which he always wore on his chain.

From The Vital Message by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Then he took from the purse that hung at his belt a new spade guinea, gave it a fillip into the air, and down it fell in the little boy's lap.

From Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children by Hawthorne, Julian

Might not that half of the spade guinea give the dwarf some power over her?

From Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children by Hawthorne, Julian