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1 Dollar Government Issue
| Issuer | Government of British Guiana |
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| Year | 1929-1936 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Red on green and purple underprint, with black serial numbers, date, and signatures. The central vignette presents a waterfall scene flanked by a toucan vignette at left and a ship seal at right, all set within an intricate guilloche border. The legend of the issuing authority, promise to pay, and printer's imprint appear in letterpress across the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH GUIANA GEORGETOWN. 1st. JANUARY, 1929 PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF ONE DOLLAR WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDON WALL, LONDON |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red, the reverse is dominated by a central oval vignette containing an intaglio portrait of King George V in military uniform, set within an elaborate guilloche framework. Denomination numeral "1" appears in ornate cartouches to the left and right of the central portrait, surrounded by intricate lathe-work patterns. The printer's imprint of Waterlow & Sons Limited, London Wall, London, appears in small text below the central oval. |
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