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1 Guilder - William IV
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1836 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of King William IV facing right, modeled in high relief with naturalistic portrait features, occupying the central field. The effigy is unadorned and draped at the truncation. The surrounding legend reads GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:, disposed in a continuous arc along the coin's periphery within a fine beaded border. The portrait is engraved in the neoclassical style characteristic of William Wyon. |
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| Obverse lettering | GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: (Translation: William IV by the Grace of God King of the Britains, Defender of the Faith) |
| Reverse description | The denomination ONE GUILDER is displayed in two lines across the central field, surmounted by a large imperial crown rendered in fine detail. The central device is flanked by a symmetrical wreath of oak and laurel branches tied at the base, with the date 1836 appearing in the exergue below. The legend BRITISH GUIANA arcs along the upper periphery between the wreath ends, and the whole design is contained within a beaded border. The composition is clean and heraldic in character. |
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