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2 Dollars Government Issue
| Issuer | Government of British Guiana |
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| Year | 1916-1918 |
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| Reference(s) | P#2 |
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| Obverse lettering | `DAMUS PETIMUSQUE VICISSIM` THE GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH GUIANA Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand the Sum of TWO DOLLARS Georgetown Currency Commissioners 1st. August, 1916 TWO DOLLARS $2 $2 TWO DOLLARS THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY LIMITED (Translation: Latin motto: `WE GIVE AND WE SEEK IN RETURN`) |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in blue, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate intaglio design centred on a circular vignette of a full-rigged sailing vessel at sea, encircled by the colonial motto banner. Flanking the central medallion are two large symmetrical guilloche rosettes, with dense scrollwork and foliate arabesque borders filling the surrounding field. |
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| Variants | P#2 - 01.08.1916 P#2 - 02.01.1918 |
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