fwo_595564 - ESSEQUIBO AND DEMERARY 1/2 Stiver Georges III colonies d’Essequebo et Demarary 1813
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Price : 40.00 €
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Price : 40.00 €
Type : 1/2 Stiver Georges III colonies d’Essequebo et Demarary
Date: 1813
Quantity minted : -
Metal : copper
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 9,5 g.
Edge : sécurité
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GEORGIUS II.D.G.REX..
Obverse description : buste à droite du roi Georges III tête laurée.
Reverse
Reverse legend : COLONIES OF ESSEQUEBO & DEMARARY // HALF / STIVER // 1813.
Reverse description : couronne et deux rameaux de feuilles de chêne.
Historical background
ESSEQUIBO AND DEMERARY
(1814-1831)
Essequibo and Demerara is a Dutch colony founded in 1616 on the northeast coast of South America. In 1782-1783, it was briefly occupied by the French before being returned to the Dutch West India Company. From 1796, it was occupied by the English. In 1814, it became a British colony. In 1831, it was attached to the colony of Berbice to form British Guiana.
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