Catalog
1 Cent Manatee - Set Issue
| Issuer | Bank of Guyana |
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| Year | 1976-1980 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of Guyana occupies the central field, featuring a shield supported by two jaguars rampant, surmounted by a helmet with an Amerindian headdress above. A ribbon below the shield bears the national motto ONE PEOPLE ONE NATION ONE DESTINY. The curved legend OUR PEOPLE - OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSET arcs along the upper periphery in Latin script. The issuer name BANK OF GUYANA and the date, flanked by two pellets, appear in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | OUR PEOPLE-OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSET ONE PEOPLE ONE NATION ONE DESTINY FM Bank of Guyana ·1976· |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) is depicted in left profile, its body rendered with naturalistic musculature and skin texture, partially supported by aquatic vegetation rising vertically from the lower field. The numeral 1 is prominently placed in the left-centre field, with the denomination CENT inscribed directly below. The word FAITH arcs vertically along the upper right periphery. |
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