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1/2 Guilder - George III
| Issuer | Demerara and Essequibo |
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| Year | 1809 |
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| Currency | Guilder ( -1839) |
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| Obverse description | Draped and laureate bust of King George III facing right, wearing a laurel wreath of classical style with curled hair visible beneath. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the drapery at the truncation. The circumferential Latin legend reads GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA, running from lower left to lower right around the periphery of the field. |
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| Reverse description | Central denomination fraction 1/2 inscribed within an oval beaded inner circle, surmounted by a detailed royal crown above the numeral. The central device is flanked by two crossed laurel and oak branches forming a wreath, tied at the base. The date 1809 appears in the exergue below the wreath, while the outer legend COLONIES OF ESSEQUEBO & DEMARARY TOKEN runs around the full periphery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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