View source for Cayenne 1789-A 2 sous

[[Image:Cayenne 1789A 2 sols obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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Shown is a billon two sous struck in Paris for the French colony of Guiana. This type is listed for 1780-90 but the SCWC notes that counterfeits abound. The brassy look of this specimen suggests that it may be one of them.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' billon, 23 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 1.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 

''Link to:''
* [[Cayenne 1782-A 2 sous]]
* [[French Colonies (1779-97) 2 sols]] "stampee"
* [[Coins and currency dated 1789]]
* return to coins of [[French Guiana]] 

[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]