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Banknotes of Demerary and Essequibo
were issued by the British colonies of
Demerara
and
Essequibo
from 1809 through 1839. They were dual-denominated in Guilders and
Joes
, a term used by the British colonists to refer to the
Portuguese gold Johannes coin
and the notes that eventually replaced them. Despite roughly 30 years of use, the only
Joe
notes known to exist are unissued remainders from the 1830s; this two-
Joe
banknote forms part of the
National Numismatic Collection
at the
Smithsonian Institution
.
Other denominations:
1
Joe
2
Joes
3
Joes
10
Joes
20
Joes
Banknote design credit:
Kingdom of Great Britain
for
British Guiana
; photographed by
Andrew Shiva
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