Catalog
2000 Dollars Millennium
| Issuer | Bank of Guyana |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Currency | Dollar (decimalized, 1965-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Guyana is prominently displayed at center, featuring the traditional heraldic shield supported by two jaguars and surmounted by a helmet and crest. The country name GUYANA arcs along the upper legend, while the national motto ONE PEOPLE ONE NATION ONE DESTINY appears below the shield. The commemorative date range 1999 - 2000 is inscribed in the lower field. The design is struck in proof-like finish on the dodecagonal planchet. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Guyana's millennium commemorative was issued under the Bank of Guyana at a moment when the country was still navigating the economic aftershocks of decades of state control and currency devaluations that had made the Guyanese dollar nearly worthless in daily life. The face value of 2,000 dollars sounds substantial; by 1999 it bought almost nothing.
The coin shares its specifications precisely with the Commonwealth's standard commemorative blanks supplied through the Royal Mint and similar contracted facilities — a cost-driven choice that dominated small-nation commemorative programs of this period.