Banknotes of Demerary and Essequibo

Known denomination set of Joes
One Joe (22 Guilders)
Two Joes (22 Guilders each)
Three Joes (22 Guilders each)
10 Joes (220 Guilders)
20 Joes (440 Guilders)

Banknotes of Demerara and Essequibo, issued from 1809[1] through 1839[2] were dual-denominated in Guilders and Joes, a term used by the British colonists to refer to the Portuguese gold Johannes coin[3] and the notes that eventually replaced them.[4] Despite roughly 30 years of use, the only Joes known to exist are unissued remainders from the 1830s.[5]

  1. ^ Hazlitt, William Carew (1896). The Coin Collector. G. Redway. p. 241.
  2. ^ The New Local Guide of British Guiana: Containing Historical Sketch, Chronological List, and the Ordinances in Daily Use, Up to 31st December, 1862. Royal Gazette Office. 1863. p. 9.
  3. ^ Halliday, Sir Andrew (1837). The West Indies: The Natural and Physical History of the Windward and Leeward Colonies; with Some Account of the Moral, Social, and Political Condition of Their Inhabitants, Immediately Before and After the Abolition of Negro Slavery. J. W. Parker. p. 192.
  4. ^ Dalton, Henry G. (1855). The History of British Guiana: Comprising a General Description of the Colony ; a Narrative of Some of the Principal Events from the Earliest Period of Its Discovery to the Present Time ; Together with an Account of Its Climate, Geology, Staple Products, and Natural History. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. pp. 290–292, 360.
  5. ^ Cuhaj, George S. (2013-12-30). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Specialized Issues. Krause Publications. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-4402-3883-3.