Summary
1/2 Guilder, Issued by Essequibo & Demerary (Demerara), British Guiana (now Guyana), 1816
Minted by Royal Mint, London
Obverse Description
Laureate and draped bust of the King facing right; around, GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIARUM REX
Reverse Description
Within an open wreath of oak, 1/2; above, a crown; around, UNITED COLONY OF DEMERARY & ESSEQUIBO 1816
Significance
This coin formed part of an order from the Court of Policy dated 6 June 1815. The order included a change of reverse legend from the 1809 form COLONIES OF ESSEQUEBO & DEMARARY to the new form UNITED COLONY OF DEMERARY & ESSEQUIBO. The coins were struck in1816 and went out of use after the dollar and its cent were adopted in 1839. Many were returned to England and melted in 1839.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), A.H. Baldwin & Son Ltd, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1816 AD
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Issued By
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Series
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Material
Silver
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Type of item
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Dimensions
20 mm (Outside Diameter), 3.76 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
KM#12 Pridmore 16
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1965. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 3, West Indies.
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2006. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1801 - 1900.
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