3 Guilder
Features
| Issuer |
Demerara and Essequibo
(Guyana)  |
|---|---|
| King |
George III (1803-1820)
|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins |
| Year | 1808 |
| Value | 3 Guilder |
| Currency | Guilder ( -1839) |
| Composition | Silver (.903) |
| Weight | 27 g |
| Diameter | 39 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round with cutouts (With a crenated hole) |
| Technique | Milled, Countermarked, Cut |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 118073 |
| References | KM# 2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Tom Passon; 2022. Catalogus van de Munten van de Nederlandse Gebieden Overzee: Vanaf 1601 tot Heden = Catalog of the coins of the Dutch overseas territories. Self-published, Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Cornelis Scholten; 1951. De munten van de Nederlandsche Gebiedsdelen Overzee 1601-1948 = The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories 1601-1948. Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Fred Pridmore. Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the End of the Reign of George VI 1952. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). |
Obverse
Countermark in dotted oval on Mexico City 8 Reales; over bust facing right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
E.&.D
3.G.L
CAROLUS·IIII·DEI·GRATIA
·1793·
Unabridged legend:
Essequibo and Demerara
3 Gulden
Translation: Carlos IV by the grace of God
Reverse
Coat of Arms
Script: Latin
Lettering: HISPAN·ET IND·REX·Mo ·8R·F·M·
Unabridged legend: Hispaniarum et Indiarum Rex
Translation: King of Spain and the Indies
Edge
Edge design identical to Mexico City 8 Reales
Comments
Countermark in dotted oval on Mexico City 8 Reales, KM# 109; Serrated hole with 19 notches punched through host coin as well. Struck the same coin as KM#1 was cut from.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1808) | 1791 host date | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1808) | 1796 host date | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1808) | 
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1803 host date | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 94
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Bullion value: USD 57.21
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Actual silver weight: 0.784 oz
Current silver price: 72.98 USD/oz (see silver price 
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