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2 Guilder - William IV
| Issuer | Colony of Demerary and Essequibo |
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| Year | 1832 |
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| Value | 2 Guilder |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing effigy of King William IV, with a naturalistic portrait showing the king's distinctive features including a prominent brow and side whiskers, as engraved by William Wyon. The truncation of the bust is cleanly cut and positioned in the lower central field. A continuous Latin legend encircles the effigy reading GULIELMUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:, denoting the king's titles as King of the Britons and Defender of the Faith. The portrait is rendered in a refined neoclassical style characteristic of Wyon's work at the Royal Mint. |
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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 Britons, Defender of the Faith) |
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Demerary and Essequibo existed as a named colonial entity for only a narrow window — after the British formally absorbed the Dutch settlements and before the 1831 administrative merger that created British Guiana. This 1832 issue appeared in the final year before that consolidation, making it among the last coins struck specifically for the colony under its own designation. The accession of William IV in 1830 necessitated a re-tooling of the coinage, and the Proof nature of the Pridmore reference suggests metropolitan production with limited circulation intent.