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| Emittent | Court of Policy of Demerara and Essequibo |
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| Jahr | 1830-1839 |
| Typ | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Central vignette shows a standing female allegorical figure facing right, with a barrel and anchor at her feet, evoking maritime commerce; ships at sea and a windmill atop a hill appear in the background. The note carries extensive letterpress text above and below the vignette, including the denomination, the issuing authority, and the names of the colonies of Demerara and Essequebo. The document is hand-dated and hand-signed, consistent with the colonial treasury issue format of the period. |
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| Vorderseitenlegende | THREE JOES Date to whom iſsued ON COLONIAL & FUNDED SECURITY. Good with the Colonies of Demerara AND Essequebo FOR THREE JOES of 22 GUILDERS each. Demerary In the Name of the Court of Policy of the aforesaid COLONIES Colonial Receiver |
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| Anmerkungen |
The "Joe" — shorthand for the Portuguese Johannes gold coin, the "João" — was a unit of account widely used across the Guiana colonies well into the British period, even after direct Portuguese currency had largely disappeared from local trade. Denominating paper in multiples of Joes rather than sterling or guilders was a pragmatic concession to how merchants and planters actually reckoned debts on the ground. The guilder equivalence printed alongside served colonial administration more than it served commerce.
The Court of Policy was a legislative and executive body dominated by the planter class — not a bank. That it issued currency at all reflects how poorly British Guiana's monetary infrastructure was developed in this period.