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British Guyana banknotes
British Guyana paper money catalog and British Guyana currency history

• A brief monetary history:
  • Dutch currency till 1836
    • West Indies Joe =8 Escudos = 22 Guilders =12,800 Reis
  • USA and British currency
  • British Guiana Dollar, 1837-1950

• For later issues see:
  • British East Caribbean Territories, 1950-64
  • Guyana, from 1966

• To purchase British Guyana banknotes, please check our inventory :
  [ World Banknotes (part 1): countries A-F ] - [ World Banknotes (part 2): countries G-M ] - [ World Banknotes (part 3): countries N-Z ]

Pick #	Date
		British Colony, till 1966
A1-2	183-	1, 10 Joes
B1-4	(183-)	1, 2, 3, 10 Joes
1-2A	1916-20	1, 1, 2, 2 $
6-7	1929-36	1, 2 $
12-17	1937-42	1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 100 $

		BRITISH GUIANA PRIVATE BANKS
		- Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Demerara, British Guiana
s101-3	1926-1934	5, 10, 20, 100 $
s104-6	1937-1940	5, 20, 100 $
		- British Guiana Bank
s111-3	1902-1908	5, 20, 100 $
		- Colonial Bank, Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana
s116-8	190-	5 20, 100 $
s126-8	(1917)	5, 20, 100 $
		- Royal Bank of Canada, Georgetown, British Guiana
s130	1909	100 $
s131-3	1913	5, 20, 100 $; overprint "British Guiana"
s136-8	1920	5, 20, 100 $
s141-2	1938	5, 20 $

Remarks: all images reduced 50%

• Banknotes are attributed to last Pick's catalogue:
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 2: General Issues 1368-1960
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 3: Modern Issues 1961-
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 1: Specialized Issues