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10 Dollars Independence, Silver issue
| Issuer | Bank of Guyana |
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| Year | 1976-1980 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY 10 DOLLARS CUFFY |
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Guyana's independence from Britain came in 1966, but the commemorative silver coinage marking that milestone took a full decade to materialize. The 1976–1980 window corresponds to the period when Forbes Burnham's government was consolidating its cooperative socialist republic model — nationalization of bauxite and sugar industries was complete, and state-directed commemorative programs fit neatly into the political branding of the era.
The KM#44a designation distinguishes this from the base-metal circulation version; the .925 silver striking was produced for collector markets rather than domestic use, which accounts for the survival rate in essentially unimpaired condition.