Catalog
25 Cents Harpy - Set Issue
| Issuer | Bank of Guyana |
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| Year | 1976-1980 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#40, Schön#40 |
| Obverse description | The full Coat of Arms of Guyana occupies the central field, featuring a shield with wavy horizontal lines and a Canje Pheasant, supported on the dexter by a jaguar and on the sinister by a second jaguar, both rampant. Above the shield is a helmet surmounted by an Amerindian headdress. A scroll at the base of the arms bears the national motto ONE PEOPLE ONE NATION ONE DESTINY. The legend OUR PEOPLE - OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSET curves along the upper periphery, while the issuer name BANK OF GUYANA appears below the arms and the date, flanked by two raised dots, is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | OUR PEOPLE - OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSET ONE PEOPLE ONE NATION ONE DESTINY Bank of Guyana ·1976· |
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Guyana's post-independence coinage was designed to break visually and symbolically from the British colonial series it replaced, with the 1967 currency reform establishing a suite of denominations tied to national flora and fauna rather than the Crown. The harpy eagle, chosen for the 25-cent piece, is native to the Guyanese interior rainforest and was already an emblem of national identity well before it appeared on currency.
The 1976–1980 date range reflects routine restriking across multiple years rather than any change in design or specification — common practice for the Bank of Guyana during this period.