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| 背面描述 | Central field displays the numeral 1 surmounted by a royal crown, the whole flanked by two symmetrical sprays of oak leaves and acorns tied at the base with a ribbon. The colonial inscription UNITED COLONY OF DEMERARY & ESSEQUIBO runs around the periphery, with the date 1816 appearing in the lower exergual area between the oak sprays. The design is enclosed within a beaded border consistent with the obverse. |
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The United Colony of Demerary & Essequibo was a Dutch-origin territory under British administration from 1803, and its coinage situation was a persistent headache for colonial authorities. Dutch stivers, Spanish reales, and assorted foreign silver circulated simultaneously, with no coherent local standard. The 1816 issue — produced in London — was part of a broader British colonial effort to impose monetary order on the Guiana territories before they were formally consolidated into British Guiana in 1831.
Struck in relatively small quantities, these guilder pieces bridged Dutch monetary tradition with British imperial administration, retaining guilder denomination while bearing George III's authority. The .816 fineness matches the old Dutch standard rather than British sterling.