1 Dollar Government Issue

Features

Issuer	British Guiana (Guyana)
Issuing entity	Government of British Guiana
King	George V (1910-1936)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	1916-1918
Value	1 Dollar
Currency	British Guiana Dollar (1837-1965)
Composition	Paper
Size	118 × 63 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 366594
References	P# 1 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Obverse

Red-Brown. Sailing ship at left. Signature varieties.
Black serial numbers, date and signatures.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
THE GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH GUIANA
Promisse to pay yhe
Bearer on Demand the Sum of
ONE DOLLAR
"DAMUS PETIMUSQUE VICISSIM"
Georgetown Currency Comissioners
ONE DOLLAR $1 $1 ONE DOLLAR
THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY LIMITED

Translation: Sentence in latin: "WE WILL GIVE AND WE WILL WIN"

Reverse

Red-Brown. Sailing ship in center.

Script: Latin

Lettering: "DAMUS PETIMUSQUE VICISSIM"

Translation: "WE WILL GIVE AND WE WILL WIN"

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

Comments

Visit the Bank of Guyana website for a brief history of the banknote issues.
https://bankofguyana.org.gy/bog/images/communications/history_notescoins/History_of_Guyana_Notes.pdf

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1916-Aug-01												P# 1 - Issued note
1918-Jan-02												P# 1 - Issued note

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 160 Lot 1256	11 Jun 2025	1916-Aug-01 – P# 1 - Issued note		USD 2148.96 (EUR 1851.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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