10 Stivers

Berbice was one of three separate British Guiana colonies — alongside Demerara and Essequibo — that were not unified into a single crown colony until 1831. This note was issued just six years before that administrative consolidation, making the Colony of Berbice's independent issuing authority short-lived by any measure. The Council of Government, rather than a bank or treasury board, acting as issuer is unusual and reflects the ad hoc financial arrangements common to small colonial administrations of the period.

The Albion Press in London handled the printing — a firm better known for jobbing work than banknote security production, which raises legitimate questions about the sophistication of any anti-counterfeiting measures employed.