This article features another subset of my collection of Georgian sovereign purses. These tiny coin purses came to be called “sovereign purses” after the introduction of the gold sovereign coin…

…and beaded coin purses of the same period shown on this site. This style of coin purse was often called a sovereign purse after 1817, when the gold guinea was…

…the coins inside. Coins would be inserted into both ends in this way. The rings ensure that coins cannot escape through the central slit. Figure 2 Mercury as Cut Purse,…

…etuis holding sewing or writing implements, vinaigrettes, pens, ivory leaves for notes, seals, and tiny coin purses. They were usually held at the waist with a chain, like a watch…

False flattery….

A gold coin worth 21 shillings. Last coinage in 1813….

…large and bulky as pockets had once been, but these were generally considered unwieldy and awkward for evening wear. The tiny, flat coin purses — called sovereign purses in England…

…British Army prevent an armed uprising of about 300 laborers from Derbyshire marching on Nottingham July 5: The Royal Mint replaces the gold guinea with a new gold sovereign coin….

…£5 note is issued in response to the need for smaller denomination banknotes to replace gold coin during the French Revolutionary Wars (previously the smallest note issued had been £10)….