Essequibo and Demerary

Colony of Essequibo and Demerary

British Colony (1812-1831)

Location: Western Guyana

Capital City: Georgetown

Government type: British Colony

Main languages: Dutch, English, Guyanese Creole

Main religions: Protestant Christianity

Chronology

1812: Essequibo and Demerary merged into one colony

1815: The Netherlands drops claims to the area

1831: United with Berbice as British Guiana

Currency

Guilder (1812-1831)

1 Guilder = 20 Stuiver

Coins from Essequibo and Demerary in the collection

•1 Stuiver, 1813 (King George III (1812-1831), copper, London mint, KM#10)

•1/4 Guilder, 1816 (King George III (1812-1831), silver (.816), London mint, KM#11)