2 Guilder - William IV

Issuer	Colony of Demerary and Essequibo
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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