British Guiana, 1 Stiver, 1838

BRITISH GUIANA. Copper Stiver, 1838, private token, circa 1880, in imitation of tokens issued by Balgarnie, a Scottish dry goods dealer in Water Street, Georgetown, obverse; PURE COPPER PREFERABLE TO PAPER, laureate draped bust left, reverse; TRADE & NAVIGATION, Commerce seated left, on a bale, holding laurel sprig and caduceus, date in exergue, copper, 33mm, 14.62g, R-Gyn16, KM-Tn3, NF

reference; Russell Rulau, Latin American Tokens , 2nd edition, 2000.