Summary
1/2 Guilder, Issued by Essequibo & Demerary (Demerara), British Guiana (now Guyana),1809
Minted by Royal Mint, London
Obverse Description
Laureate and draped bust of the King facing right; around, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA
Reverse Description
Within an open wreath of oak, 1/2; above, a crown; around, outside a line circle, COLONIES OF ESSEQUEBO & DEMARARY TOKEN 1809
Edge Description
Diagonal milling ////
Significance
The coins of the 1809 issue are poorly struck as this issue preceeded the Royal Mint upgrade by Boulton and Watt to steam power. The alloy is .816 fine silver with the balance of iron and zinc. 64,500 1/2 guilder coins were struck, they were withdrawn and melted in 1839 and the guilder coinage demonetized in 1900.
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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
1809 AD
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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), 3.869 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
KM#5 Pridmore 15
[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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