King Charles II
The five guinea coin was produced in each year of Charles II's reign from 1668 to 1684; before 1670 the weight limits were 41-42 grams, afterward 41.0–41.8 grams. The obverse and reverse of this coin were designed by John Roettier (1631–c.1700). The obverse showed a fine right-facing bust of the king wearing a laurel wreath, surrounded by the legend, while the reverse showed four crowned cruciform shields bearing the arms of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, between which were four sceptres, and in the centre were four interlinked "C"s, surrounded by the inscription .
The regnal years used in this reign's coin issue were:
| 1668: | VICESIMO | 1674: | VICESIMO SEXTO | 1680: | TRICESIMO SECVNDO |
| 1669: | VICESIMO PRIMO | 1675: | VICESIMO SEPTIMO | 1681: | TRICESIMO TERTIO |
| 1670: | VICESIMO SECVNDO | 1676: | VICESIMO OCTAVO | 1682: | TRICESIMO QVARTO |
| 1671: | VICESIMO TERTIO | 1677: | VICESIMO NONO | 1683: | TRICESIMO QVINTO |
| 1672: | VICESIMO QVARTO | 1678: | TRICESIMO | 1684: | TRICESIMO SEXTO |
| 1673: | VICESIMO QVINTO | 1679: | TRICESIMO PRIMO |
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