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1/2 Stiver - George III Trial Strike
| Issuer | Demerara and Essequibo |
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| Year | 1813 |
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| Weight | 8.8 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Demerara and Essequibo — the twin British colonies on the Guiana coast seized from the Dutch during the Napoleonic Wars — suffered chronic small change shortages in the early nineteenth century, prompting London to authorize a local coinage in 1813. Trial strikes in gold-plated copper were produced to test die and planchet specifications before committing to the circulating issue. The approved production coins ultimately came in copper only; the plated trials were never intended for commerce.
KM#9a is the trial designation. Survivors reached collectors almost entirely through institutional dispersal rather than circulation finds.