George Tinline

George Tinline
Born(1815-10-28)28 October 1815
Jedburgh
Died1895(1895-00-00) (aged 79–80)
Melbourne
OccupationBanker
EmployerBank of South Australia (1837)
Known forCreating 25,000 gold guinea coins
SpouseHelen Madder
Children6
RelativesJohn Tinline

George Tinline (28 October 1815 – 4 February 1895) was a nineteenth-century South Australian banker and politician. Tinline made his fortune when the Bank of South Australia created 25,000 guinea coins solving a currency crisis caused by a gold rush.

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