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1/2 Guilder - William IV
| Issuer | Demerara and Essequibo |
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| Year | 1832-1835 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The fraction '1/2' is displayed prominently in the center of the field, surmounted by a royal crown. The central device is encircled by a wreath of oak leaves and acorns tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The colonial legend arcs around the upper periphery, while the date appears in the lower exergual area, all contained within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1832 - - 87,000 1832 - Proof - 1835 - overdate variety exists - 36,000 1835 - Proof; reeded edge - 1835 - Proof; smooth edge - |
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Demerara and Essequibo had functioned under a patchwork of Dutch colonial monetary conventions long after British forces took permanent possession following the Napoleonic Wars. The guilder-denominated coinage issued under William IV was a deliberate accommodation to that legacy — local commerce still operated in Dutch units, and the Crown chose to meet it rather than force an immediate transition to sterling. This series was struck at the Royal Mint, London, and had a short production window that closed when the colony was formally merged into British Guiana in 1831, with coinage running into the transition years as existing authority was wound down.