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''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' | ||
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
| + | * Pridmore, F., ''The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the end of the Reign of George VI 1952: Part 3, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras and the British West Indies,'' London: Spink & Son, 1965. | ||
''Links to:'' | ''Links to:'' | ||
* [[British Guiana 1938 4 pence|1938 4 pence]] | * [[British Guiana 1938 4 pence|1938 4 pence]] | ||
| + | * [[British Guiana 1942 4 pence|1942 4 pence]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1941]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1941]] | ||
* coins of [[Essequibo & Demerary]] | * coins of [[Essequibo & Demerary]] | ||
Revision as of 19:16, 19 August 2022
British Guiana, composed of the older colony Essequibo & Demerary and south along the river courses, began a currency system based on the pound sterling in 1936. In 1917, the title changed from 'BRITISH GUIANA and WEST INDIES' to 'BRITISH GUIANA'. The area would achieve independence as Guyana in 1966.
The example shown is a silver four pence from 1941.
Recorded mintage: 120,000.
Specifications: 1.8851 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 30.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Pridmore, F., The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the end of the Reign of George VI 1952: Part 3, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras and the British West Indies, London: Spink & Son, 1965.
Links to:
- 1938 4 pence
- 1942 4 pence
- Coins and currency dated 1941
- coins of Essequibo & Demerary
- coins of Guyana
- return to coins of Guyana, British Guiana